''Sulcospira'' is a genus of

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s which have an operculum, aquatic

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mollusks in the family Pachychilidae.

Distribution

The distribution of this genus includes: Malaysia,

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, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Species

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

Sulcospira agrestis ''Sulcospira agrestis'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. Distribution This species occurs in Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.Köhler F. & Dames C. (2009). "Phylogeny and sy ...

'' (Reeve, 1860)Köhler F. & Dames C. (2009). "Phylogeny and systematics of the Pachychilidae of mainland Southeast Asia – novel insights from morphology and mitochondrial DNA (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea)". '' Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 157: 679-699. . * ''

Sulcospira circumstriata ''Sulcospira circumstriata'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. Distribution This species occurs in: * MalaysiaKöhler F. & Dames C. (2009). "Phylogeny and systematics ...

'' (Metcalfe, 1851) * ''

Sulcospira collyra ''Sulcospira collyra'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. The specific name ''collyra'' is from the Latin language. "Collyra" means elongated, because the shape of the ...

'' Köhler, Holford, Do & Ho, 2009Köhler F., Holford M., Do V. T. & Ho T. H. (2009). "Exploring a largely unknown fauna: On the diversity of pachychilid freshwater gastropods in Vietnam (Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea)". ''

Molluscan Research Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is est ...

'' 29(3): 121-146. * ''

Sulcospira dakrongensis ''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 ...

'' Köhler, Holford, Do & Ho, 2009 * ''

Sulcospira hainanensis ''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 ...

'' (Brot, 1872) * '' Sulcospira housei'' (I. Lea, 1856) * '' Sulcospira infracostata'' (Mousson, 1849) * ''

Sulcospira kawaluensis ''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 ...

'' Marwoto & Isnaningsih, 2012Marwoto R. M. & Isnaningsih N. R. (2012). "The freshwater snail genus ''Sulcospira'' Troschel, 1857 from Java, with description of a new species from Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pachychilidae)". '' The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology'' 60(1): 1–10
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* '' Sulcospira pisum'' (Brot, 1868) * '' Sulcospira provisoria'' (Brot, 1884) * '' Sulcospira quangtriensis'' Köhler, Holford, Do & Ho, 2009 * '' Sulcospira schmidti'' (Martens, 1908) * '' Sulcospira sulcospira'' (Mousson, 1849) - type species of the genus ''Sulcospira'' * '' Sulcospira testudinaria'' (von dem Busch, 1842) * ''

Sulcospira tonkiniana ''Sulcospira tonkiniana'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. Distribution This species occurs in Vietnam.Köhler F. & Dames C. (2009). "Phylogeny and systematics of ...

'' (Morlet, 1886) * '' Sulcospira tourannensis'' (Souleyet, 1852) * ''

Sulcospira vietnamensis ''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. ...

'' Köhler, Holford, Do & Ho, 2009

References

External links

* Pachychilidae {{Pachychilidae-stub