Blanfordia japonica explained

Blanfordia japonica is a species of land snail which has an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiopsidae.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Japan.^[1] The type locality is Sado.

It is a Near Threatened species.^[2]

Ecology

This species lives from coastal areas to inland forests.^[1]

External links

• 江川 和文 Ekawa K. (1985). "福井県産イツマデガイの諸知見 [A Note on ''Blanfordia japonica'' from Fukui Prefecture]". ちりぼたん Newsletter of the Malacological Society of Japan 15(4): 93-97. CiNii.

Notes and References

1. Kameda Y. & Kato M. (2011). "Terrestrial invasion of pomatiopsid gastropods in the heavy-snow region of the Japanese Archipelago". BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 118. .
2. "イツマデガイ" . 日本のレッドデータ検索システム [Japanese Red List Data Book], accessed 17 July 2011.