Siphonaria japonica
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| Siphonaria japonica | |
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| Japanese false limpet; length 1.8 cm; Originating from Nada, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Siphonariida |
| Family: | Siphonariidae |
| Genus: | Siphonaria |
| Species: | S. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Siphonaria japonica (Donovan, 1824) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Patella japonica Donovan, 1824 | |
Siphonaria japonica, the Japanese false limpet, is a species of air-breathing sea snail or false limpet in the family Siphonariidae.[1]
Siphonaria japonica has a hard, thick shell with a pale yellow or brown color. There are greater than 20 radial ribs that are uniform in thickness. The siphonal ridge is underdeveloped and directly discernible from neither inside nor outside of the shell.[2]