Euhadra decorata

Euhadra decorata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bradybaenidae. This species is found in Japan, and is particularly widespread in the northern Tōhoku region.[1]

Euhadra decorata
A shell of Euhadra decorata.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Euhadra
Species:
E. decorata
Binomial name
Euhadra decorata
Pilsbry & Hirase, 1903

The shell of this species is sinistral.[1]

References

  1. Davison, Angus; Chiba, Satoshi; Barton, Nicholas H.; Clarke, Bryan (September 2005). "Speciation and Gene Flow between Snails of Opposite Chirality". PLoS Biology. 3 (9): 1559–1571. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030282 via EBSCOHost.


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