Blanfordia simplex
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| Blanfordia simplex | |
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| A pair of Blanfordia simplex mating on the forest floor. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Pomatiopsidae |
| Genus: | Blanfordia |
| Species: | B. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Blanfordia simplex | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Blanfordia japonica var. simplex Pilsbry, 1902 | |
Blanfordia simplex is a species of land snail that has an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiopsidae.[3]
Henry Augustus Pilsbry described it as Blanfordia japonica var. simplex in 1902.[1] He has elevated this taxon to specific level in 1903.[4]
This species is endemic to Japan.[3] It occurs widely along the Sea of Japan.[3] The type locality is Nishigo, Uzen Province, Honshu.[1]
It is a Near Threatened species.[5]
Description
Blanfordia simplex has a shell with 4.1-5.1 whorls.[2] Pilsbry (1902)[1] described the first whorl to be more or less worn.[1] The color of the shell is yellowish-olivaceous.[1] It has the lip hardly visible, only a mere trifle expanded.[1]
The width of the shell is 3.7-4.2 mm.[2] The height of the shell is 5.9-6.9 mm.[2]
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The shell of Blanfordia simplex is shorter and broader than that of Blanfordia bensoni.[1]
