Fametesta operculina
Fametesta operculina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a small terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Endodontidae.
| Fametesta operculina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Charopidae |
| Genus: | Fametesta |
| Species: | F. operculina |
| Binomial name | |
| Fametesta operculina (Gould, 1859) | |
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This is an endangered species.
Distribution
This species (and the whole genus) is endemic to Japan.
References
- Tomiyama, K. (1996). "Hirasea operculina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T10175A3180360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10175A3180360.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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