''Sulcospira'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

freshwater snail Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks that live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs t ...

s which have an operculum,

aquatic Aquatic means relating to water; living in or near water or taking place in water; does not include groundwater, as "aquatic" implies an environment where plants and animals live. Aquatic(s) may also refer to: * Aquatic animal, either vertebrate ...

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

s in the family

Pachychilidae Pachychilidae, common name pachychilids, is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.Gofas, S. (2014). Pachychilidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...

Distribution

The distribution of this genus includes:

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

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, and

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Sulcospira'' include: * '' Sulcospira agrestis'' (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)". ''

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'' 157: 679-699. . * '' Sulcospira circumstriata'' (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 s ...

'' 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)". ''

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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. Specie ...

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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. Specie ...

'' (Brot, 1872) * ''

Sulcospira housei ''Sulcospira housei'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae. The specific name ''housei'' is in honour of Dr. Samuel Reynolds House, who collected type specimens during the ...

'' (I. Lea, 1856) * ''

Sulcospira infracostata ''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. Specie ...

'' (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. Specie ...

'' 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 ''The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology'' is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal published by the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum at the National University of Singapore. Overview It covers the taxonomy, ecology, and conservation of S ...

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Sulcospira pisum ''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. Specie ...

'' (Brot, 1868) * ''

Sulcospira provisoria ''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. Specie ...

'' (Brot, 1884) * ''

Sulcospira quangtriensis ''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. Specie ...

'' 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'' (Morlet, 1886) * '' Sulcospira tourannensis'' (Souleyet, 1852) * '' Sulcospira vietnamensis'' Köhler, Holford, Do & Ho, 2009

References

External links

* Pachychilidae {{Pachychilidae-stub