Semisulcospira reiniana is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae.
Taxonomy
Semisulcospira reiniana belong to the Semisulcospira libertina species complex.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in Japan.[1]
Parasites
Parasites of Semisulcospira reiniana include:
- Heterophyidae: Semisulcospira reiniana serves as the first intermediate host for Metagonimus yokogawai.[2]
References
- ^ a b Davis G. M. (1969). "A taxonomic study of some species of Semisulcospira in Japan (Mesogastropoda: Pleuroceridae)". Malacologia 7: 211-294.
- ^ Shimazu T. & Kino H. (2015). "Metagonimus yokogawai (Trematoda: Heterophyidae): From Discovery to Designation of a Neotype". The Korean Journal of Parasitology 53(5), 627–639. doi:10.3347/kjp.2015.53.5.627.