Hirasea major is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Endodontidae.

Hirasea major
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Charopidae
Genus: Hirasea
Species:
H. major
Binomial name
Hirasea major
Pilsbry, 1902

This is an endangered species.

Distribution

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This species (and indeed the whole genus) is endemic to Japan.

References

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  1. ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Hirasea major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T10180A3180621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10180A3180621.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.