Parafossarulus sungariensis explained

Parafossarulus sungariensis is a species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.

The specific name sungariensis comes from the name of the Sungari River, where this species was found.

Distribution

This species occurs in Heilongjiang Province and in Jilin Province in northeastern China.

The type locality is the Sungari River basin, a small lake near Harbin.

Habitat

Parafossarulus sungariensis lives in freshwater lakes and rivers.