Blanfordia simplex | |
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A pair of Blanfordia simplex mating on the forest floor. | |
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Species: | B. simplex
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Blanfordia simplex | |
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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]
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]
This species lives on coastal dunes and in littoral forests. [3]
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference [1]
Blanfordia simplex | |
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A pair of Blanfordia simplex mating on the forest floor. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
(unranked): | |
Superfamily: | |
Family: | |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | B. simplex
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Binomial name | |
Blanfordia simplex | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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]
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]
This species lives on coastal dunes and in littoral forests. [3]
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference [1]