Semisulcospira gottschei

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Semisulcospira gottschei
Semisulcospira gottschei shell.png
Drawing on an apertural view of a shell and an operculum of Semisulcospira gottschei
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Semisulcospiridae
Genus:
Semisulcospira
Species:
S. gottschei
Binomial name
Semisulcospira gottschei
(Martens, 1886) [2]
Synonyms

Melania gottschei Martens, 1886

Semisulcospira gottschei is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae.

Contents

The specific name gottschei is in honor of German geologist Carl Christian Gottsche, who collected type specimen during his research in Korea in 1884. [3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the South Korea. [3] The type locality is Han River in Seoul. [2]

Ecology

Semisulcospira gottschei serves as the first intermediate host for Paragonimus westermani . [4]

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References

  1. ↑ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Martens E. von (1886). "In Japan und Korea gesammelten land-und Süßwasser-Mollusken". Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 5: 76-80. page 78.
  3. 1 2 (in German) Martens E. von (1905). "Koreanische Süsswasser-Mollusken". Zoologichen Jahrbucher Supplement 8: 23-70, Table 1-3.
  4. ↑ World Health Organization (1995). Control of Foodborne Trematode Infection. WHO Technical Report Series. 849. PDF part 1, PDF part 2. page 127.


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