Semisulcospira reiniana explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Davis G. M. (1969). "A taxonomic study of some species of Semisulcospira in Japan (Mesogastropoda: Pleuroceridae)". Malacologia 7: 211-294.
2. 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. .