Fukuia integra
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Blanfordia integra Pilsbry, 1924[1] | |
Fukuia integra, also known as Blanfordia integra, is a species of land snail which has an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiopsidae.[2]
Taxonomy
Henry Augustus Pilsbry described this species under name Blanfordia integra in 1924.[1]
Davis (1979)[3] noted that genital structures of Blanfordia integra are similar to those of Fukuia.[2] Although he doubted if Fukuia and Blanfordia are morphologically distinct based on such evidence, it is an apparent confusion resulting from the inadequate generic assignment of Blanfordia integra.[2]
According to the molecular analyses of 18S ribosomal RNA, 28S ribosomal RNA, 16S ribosomal RNA, and cytochrome-c oxidase I (COI) genes by Kameda & Kato (2011)[2] noted that Blanfordia integra is undoubtedly a member of the genus Fukuia.[2]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Japan.[2] It is a Vulnerable species.[4]
The type locality is Makuragisan, Izumo, Honshu.[5]
Description
The shape of the shell is broadly ovate.[5] The shell has 4.5-5.3 whorls.[5] There is a strong axial sculpture on the shell.[5]
The width of the shell is 2.4-3.2 mm.[5] The height of the shell is 3.6-5.2 mm.[5]
Ecology
This species lives as a terrestrial snail in inland forests.[2] It is often arboreal.[2]
References
This article incorporates CC-BY-2.0 text from the reference[2]
- ^ a b c Pilsbry H. A. (1924). "On some Japanese land and fresh water mollusks". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 76: 11-13. page 12. figure 3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kameda Y. & Kato M. (2011). "Terrestrial invasion of pomatiopsid gastropods in the heavy-snow region of the Japanese Archipelago". BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 118. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-118.
- ^ Davis G. M. (1979). "The origin and evolution of the gastropod family Pomatiopsidae, with emphasis on the Mekong river Triculinae". Academy of natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Monograph 20: 1-120. at Google books.
- ^ (in Japanese) "ヤママメタニシ". 日本のレッドデータ検索システム [Japanese Red List Data Book], accessed 17 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Bartsch P. (1936). "Molluscan intermediate hosts of the Asiatic blood fluke, Schistosoma japonicum, and species confused with them". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 95(5): 1-60.
Further reading
- Minato H. (1980). "Blanfordia integra Pilsbry, 1924 (Pomatiopsidae); its morphology, ecology, and distribution". Nanki Seibutu 22: 77-79.
- Minato H. (2005). "Blanfordia integra". In Threatened Wildlife of Japan: Red Data Book 2nd ed., Land and Freshwater Mollusks. Volume 6. Edited by Ministry of the Environment. Tokyo, Ministry of the Environment. 172.