Hirasea sinuosa is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Endodontidae.
| Hirasea sinuosa | |
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| Hirasea sinuosa shells | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Charopidae |
| Genus: | Hirasea |
| Species: | H. sinuosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Hirasea sinuosa Pilsbry, 1902
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This is an endangered species. The width of the shell is 6 mm. The height of the shell is 3 mm.
Distribution
editThis species (and indeed the whole genus) is endemic to Japan.
References
edit- ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Hirasea sinuosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T10183A3180775. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10183A3180775.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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