Semisulcospira libertina
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Semisulcospira libertina is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae. Widespread in east Asia, it lives in China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and the Philippines. In some countries it is harvested as a food source. It is medically important as a vector of clonorchiasis, paragonimiasis, metagonimiasis and others.
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Semisulcospira libertina | |
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S. libertina partially covered by detritus, but showing its basal cords, an important identifying feature | |
Drawing of an apertural view of an S. libertina shell | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Semisulcospiridae |
Genus: | Semisulcospira |
Species: | S. libertina |
Binomial name | |
Semisulcospira libertina | |
Distribution map of Semisulcospira libertina | |
Synonyms[4] | |
Melania libertina Gould, 1859 |
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