| Akiyoshia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Amnicolidae |
| Subfamily: | Amnicolinae |
| Genus: | Akiyoshia Kuroda & Habe, 1954 [1] |
Akiyoshia is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Amnicolidae.
The distribution of Akiyoshia includes Japan [2] from whence it was described.
There are some indications that so-called "Akiyoshia" species from southern China may not be true Akiyoshia. [2]
Species in the subgenus Saganoa from Japan are blind snails. [3] "Akiyoshia" species from China are not blind. [3]
Species within the genus Akiyoshia include:
Subgenus Akiyoshia
Subgenus Saganoa Kuroda, Habe & Tamu, 1957 [4]
Nomina nuda:
The habitat for species in the Saganoa subgenus from Japan is caves and wells. [3]
"Akiyoshia" species from China live in streams. [3]
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