Ellobium chinense
Ellobium chinense is a species of small, air-breathing, snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.
| Ellobium chinense | |
|---|---|
| Apertural view of shell of Ellobium chinense | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Ellobiida |
| Family: | Ellobiidae |
| Genus: | Ellobium |
| Species: | E. chinense |
| Binomial name | |
| Ellobium chinense (Pfeiffer, 1864) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ellobium chinensis | |
Distribution
This species occurs in Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū and Shikoku) and it is Vulnerable species in Japan.[1]
References
- (in Japanese) "オカミミガイ" Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine. Japanese Red Data Book. accessed 26 August 2010.
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