Stenomelania crenulata

Stenomelania crenulata is a species of brackish and freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.

Three live individuals of Stenomelania crenulata on a human hand

Stenomelania crenulata
A live but retracted individual of Stenomelania rufescens on a human hand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Thiaridae
Genus:	Stenomelania
Species:	S. crenulata
Binomial name
Stenomelania crenulata (Deshayes, 1838)
Synonyms[1]
Melania crenulata Deshayes, 1838 Melania rufescens Martens, 1860 Stenomelania rufescens (Martens, 1860)

Distribution

This is considered to be a vulnerable species (VU) in Japan.^[2]