Akiyoshia

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Akiyoshia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Amnicolidae
Subfamily: Amnicolinae
Genus: Akiyoshia
Kuroda & Habe, 1954[1]

Akiyoshia is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Amnicolidae.

The distribution of Akiyoshia includes Japan[2] from whence it was described.

There are some indications that so-called "Akiyoshia" species from southern China may not be true Akiyoshia.[2]

Description

Species in the subgenus Saganoa from Japan are blind snails.[3] "Akiyoshia" species from China are not blind.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Akiyoshia include:

Subgenus Akiyoshia

Subgenus Saganoa Kuroda, Habe & Tamu, 1957[4]

Nomina nuda:

  • Akiyoshia odonta, Akiyoshia (Saganoa) odonta Feng et al., 1985 and Akiyoshia (Saganoa) odonta Feng et al., 1986 are nomina nuda.[3]

Ecology

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