| Fukuia integra | |
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| Live Fukuia integra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Pomatiopsidae |
| Genus: | Fukuia |
| Species: | F. integra |
| Binomial name | |
| Fukuia integra | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Blanfordia integra Pilsbry, 1924 [1] | |
Fukuia integra, also known as Blanfordia integra, is a species of land snail which has an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiopsidae. [2]
Henry Augustus Pilsbry described this species under name Blanfordia integra in 1924. [1]
Davis (1979) [3] noted that genital structures of Blanfordia integra are similar to those of Fukuia . [2] Although he doubted if Fukuia and Blanfordia are morphologically distinct based on such evidence, it is an apparent confusion resulting from the inadequate generic assignment of Blanfordia integra. [2]
According to the molecular analyses of 18S ribosomal RNA, 28S ribosomal RNA, 16S ribosomal RNA, and cytochrome-c oxidase I (COI) genes by Kameda & Kato (2011) [2] noted that Blanfordia integra is undoubtedly a member of the genus Fukuia. [2]
This species is endemic to Japan. [2] It is a Vulnerable species. [4]
The type locality is Makuragisan, Izumo, Honshu. [5]
The shape of the shell is broadly ovate. [5] The shell has 4.5-5.3 whorls. [5] There is a strong axial sculpture on the shell. [5]
The width of the shell is 2.4-3.2 mm. [5] The height of the shell is 3.6-5.2 mm. [5]
This species lives as a terrestrial snail in inland forests. [2] It is often arboreal. [2]
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