''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of

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s with an operculum, an aquatic

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mollusks in the family

Semisulcospiridae Semisulcospiridae, common name semisulcospirids, is a family of freshwater snails, aquatic gilled gastropod mollusks with an operculum, in the superfamily Cerithioidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospiridae J. P. E. Morri ...

. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=741120 on 2022-05-23 Species in the genus ''Semisulcospira'' are viviparous.Strong E. & Köhler F. (2009). "Morphological and molecular analysis of "''Melania''" ''jacqueti'' Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906: from anonymous orphan to critical basal offshoot of the Semisulcospiridae (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea)". '' Zoologica Scripta'' 38(5): 483-502.

Species

Species within the genus ''Semisulcospira'' include: * ''

Semisulcospira arenicola ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Watanabe & Nishino, 1995 * ''

Semisulcospira calculus ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (Reeve, 1859) * ''

Semisulcospira coreana ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum (gastropod), operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through ...

'' (Martens, 1886) * ''

Semisulcospira crassicosta ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Y.-Y. Liu, Y.-X. Wang & Y.-H. Duan, 1994 * ''

Semisulcospira davisi ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Sawada & Nakano, 2021 * ''

Semisulcospira decipiens ''Semisulcospira decipiens'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae. Taxonomy Type specimen were collected during the ''Vega'' Expedition led by Adolf Erik Nordenskiö ...

'' (Westerlund, 1883) * ''

Semisulcospira diminuta ''Semisulcospira diminuta'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae. Distribution This species occurs in Hunan Province, China China, officially the People's R ...

'' Gredler, 1887The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-3. . Downloaded on 11 November 2015. * ''

Semisulcospira dilatata ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Watanabe & Nishino, 1995 * † ''

Semisulcospira fiscina ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (Yokoyama, 1932) * ''

Semisulcospira fluvialis ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Watanabe & Nishino, 1995 * '' Semisulcospira forticosta'' (Martens, 1886) * '' Semisulcospira fuscata'' Watanabe & Nishino, 1995 * † ''

Semisulcospira gamoensis ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Matsuoka & Miura, 2019 * ''

Semisulcospira gottschei ''Semisulcospira gottschei'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae. The specific name ''gottschei'' is in honor of German geologist Carl Christian Gottsche, who colle ...

'' (Martens, 1886) * ''

Semisulcospira gredleri ''Semisulcospira gredleri'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae. The specific name ''gredleri'' is in honor of Vinzenz Maria Gredler. Distribution This species occ ...

'' (Boettger, 1886)Prozorova L. A. & Rasshepkina A. V. (2005). "On the reproductive anatomy of ''Semisulcospira'' (Cerithioidea: Pleuroceridae: Semisulcospirinae)". ''The Bulletin of the Russian Far East Malacological Society'' 9: 123–126
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Semisulcospira habei ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Davis, 1969Davis G. M. (1969). "A taxonomic study of some species of ''Semisulcospira'' in Japan (Mesogastropoda: Pleuroceridae)". '' Malacologia'' 7
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294. ** ''Semisulcospira habei yamaguchi'' Davis, 1969 * ''

Semisulcospira hongkongensis ''Semisulcospira hongkongensis'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae. Distribution This species occurs in Anhui Province, Shanghai City, China China, offic ...

'' Brot, 1874 * † ''

Semisulcospira kokubuensis ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Matsuoka & Miura, 2018 * ''

Semisulcospira kurodai ''Semisulcospira kurodai'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae. Prior to 2009, this species was classified in the family Pleuroceridae. Distribution This specie ...

'' Kajiyama & Habe, 1961 * '' Semisulcospira libertina'' (Gould, 1859) * ''

Semisulcospira marica ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Y.-Y. Liu, Y.-X. Wang & W.-Z. Zhang, 1994 * ''

Semisulcospira morii ''Semisulcospira morii'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum and is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae. Distribution This species is endemic to lake Biwa, Japan. It appears only around Chikubu Island ...

'' Watanabe, 1984 * ''

Semisulcospira multigranosa ''Semisulcospira multigranosa'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae. Ecology Parasites of ''Semisulcospira multigranosa'' include trematode ''Aspidogaster conchicola ...

'' (Boettger, 1886) * † ''Semisulcospira nagiensis'' (Matsuoka & Taguchi, 2013) * † ''

Semisulcospira nakamurai ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum (gastropod), operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through ...

'' Matsuoka & Miura, 2018 * ''

Semisulcospira nakasekoae ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum (gastropod), operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through ...

'' Kuroda, 1929 * '' Semisulcospira ningpoensis'' (I. Lea, 1857) * ''

Semisulcospira niponica ''Semisulcospira niponica'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Semisulcospiridae. Distribution This species occurs in the Lake Biwa, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and form ...

'' (Smith, 1876) * † ''

Semisulcospira nojirina ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Matsuoka & Miura, 2019 * ''

Semisulcospira ourense ''Semisulcospira ourense'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Semisulcospiridae. Distribution This species occurs in Lake Biwa, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ...

'' Watanabe & Nishino, 1984 * ''

Semisulcospira pacificans ''Semisulcospira pacificans'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Semisulcospiridae. Distribution This species occurs in Anhui Province and Zhejiang Province in Eastern China C ...

'' (Heude, 1888) * '' Semisulcospira pleuroceroides'' (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1910) * † ''

Semisulcospira praemultigranosa ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Matsuoka, 1985 * † ''

Semisulcospira pseudomultigranosa ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Matsuoka & Miura, 2018 * † ''

Semisulcospira pusilla ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Matsuoka & Miura, 2018 * ''

Semisulcospira reiniana ''Semisulcospira reiniana'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum (gastropod), operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae. Taxonomy ''Semisulcospira reiniana'' belong to the ''Semisulcospira libertina'' ...

'' (Brot, 1876) * ''

Semisulcospira reticulata ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Kajiyama & Habe, 1961 * † ''

Semisulcospira reticulataformis ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' Matsuoka & Miura, 2019 * ''

Semisulcospira rugosa ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' Watanabe & Nishino, 1995 * ''

Semisulcospira shiraishiensis ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Watanabe & Nishino, 1995 * † ''

Semisulcospira spinulifera ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Matsuoka & Miura, 2018 * † '' Semisulcospira tagaensis'' Matsuoka & Miura, 2019 * '' Semisulcospira takeshimensis'' Watanabe & Nishino, 1995 * ''

Semisulcospira tegulata ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (Martens, 1894) * ''

Semisulcospira trachea ''Semisulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (Westerlund, 1883) "''Semisulcospira libertina'' species complex" consist of four species: ''Semisulcospira libertina'', ''Semisulcospira reiniana'', ''Semisulcospira kurodai'' and ''Semisulcospira trachea''. ;Synonyms: * ''Semisulcospira dolichostoma'' Annandale, 1924: synonym of '' Koreoleptoxis dolichostoma'' (Annandale, 1924) (original combination) * ''Semisulcospira inflata'' Tchang, 1949: synonym of ''

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'' (Heude, 1889) (junior synonym) * ''Semisulcospira paludiformis'' Yen, 1939: synonym of ''

Sulcospira paludiformis ''Sulcospira'' is a genus of freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distribution of this genus includes: Malaysia, China, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Speci ...

'' (Yen, 1939) (original combination) * ''Semisulcospira paucicincta'' (E. von Martens, 1894): synonym of ''Semisulcospira calculus'' (Reeve, 1859) (junior synonym) * † ''Semisulcospira recticancellata'' Kobayashi & Suzuki, 1939: synonym of † ''

Pachychilus recticancellata ''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. ''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae. Distribution The distrib ...

'' (Kobayashi & Suzuki, 1939) * ''Semisulcospira trivolvis'' Yen, 1939: synonym of ''

'' (Yen, 1939) (possible synonym)

Ecology

''Semisulcospira'' snails predate also on eggs of

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''Lepomis macrochirus''. Nakao H., Kawabata T., Fujita K., Nakai K. & Sawada H. (2006). "Predation on bluegill (''Lepomis macrochirus'') broods by native snails. '' Japanese Journal of Ichthyology'' 53(2): 167–173
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Uses

''Semisulcospira'' snails are used in some forms of cuisine. In

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, they are used to flavor a type of

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''), called ''olgaengi juk''.

References

* Yen, T.-C. (1939). Die chinesischen Land- und Süßwasser-Gastropoden des Natur-Museums Senckenberg. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 444: 1-233, pl. 1-16. Frankfurt am Main. * Oniwa K. & Kimura M. (1986). "Genetic variability and relationships in six snail species of the genus ''Semisulcospira''". ''The Japanese journal of genetics'' 61(5): 503-514
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* Wenz, W. (1938-1944). Gastropoda. Teil 1: Allgemeiner Teil und Prosobranchia. xii + 1639 pp. In: Schindewolf, O.H. (Ed.) Handbuch der Paläozoologie, Band 6. Bornträger, Berlin. Lief. 1, 1-240

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Boettger, O. (1886). Zur Kenntniss der Melanien Chinas und Japans. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 13: 1-16

Matsuoka, K. (1985). Pliocene freshwater gastropods from the Iga Formation of the Kobiwako Group, Mie Prefecture, Central Japan. Transactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, new series. 139: 180-195

Abbott, R. T. (1948). Handbook of Medically Important Mollusks of the Orient and the Western Pacific. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 100 (3): 245-328

Du, L.-N. (Li-Na); Köhler, F.; Yu, G.-H. (Guo-Hua); Chen, X.-Y.(Xiao-Yong); Yang, J.-X. (Jun-Xing). (2019). Comparative morpho-anatomy and mitochondrial phylogeny of the Semisulcospiridae of Yunnan, southwestern China, with description of four new species (Gastropoda, Cerithioidea). Invertebrate systematics. 33: 825-848
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