Fukuia ooyagii is a species of freshwater snail which has an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiopsidae.[1]
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| A live individual of Fukuia ooyagii viewed from the anterior end | |
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| Fukuia ooyagii Minato, 1982
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Fukuia kurodai ooyagii Minato, 1982 | |
Taxonomy
editAccording 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)[1] Fukuia ooyagii should be separated from Fukuia, and its generic assignment should be determined coupled with the investigation of its soft-part morphology.[1] The most closely related genus is Blanfordia.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is endemic to the northern part of Honshu, Japan.[1]
Ecology
editThis species is freshwater snail living in mountain streamlets.[1]
References
editThis article incorporates CC-BY-2.0 text from the reference[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g 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.