Semisulcospira niponica

Semisulcospira niponica is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Semisulcospiridae.

Semisulcospira niponica
Semisulcospira niponica shells
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Semisulcospiridae
Genus:	Semisulcospira
Species:	S. niponica
Binomial name
Semisulcospira niponica (Smith, 1876)[2]
Synonyms
Melania niponica Smith, 1876

Distribution

This species occurs in the Lake Biwa, Japan.^[1]

Ecology

Semisulcospira niponica lives in habitats with rocky bottom.^[1]