Fukuia is a genus of amphibious freshwater snails and land snails with an operculum, gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiopsidae.
The genus Fukuia is endemic to Honshu, Japan.[2] These snails occur especially in the northern and western part of Japan, on the coast of the Sea of Japan.[2] There is a unique climate in the Sea of Japan with high precipitation due to winter snowfall in the area of distribution of Fukuia.[2] These snails have been described as a "Japan Sea element".[2]
Species within the genus Fukuia include:
The speciation of genus Fukuia likely started around 7.2 million years ago in the Late Miocene.[2]
Unassigned to genus:
Fukuia kurodai and Fukuia multistriata live amphibiously around rocky walls of steep valleys covered with ferns and bryophytes, and moistened by dripping water.[2] They live only along the mountain streamlets where such habitats are typically found, and often occur with pleurocerid freshwater snails.[2]
Fukuia integra lives as a terrestrial snail in inland forests.[2]
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Fukuia is a genus of amphibious freshwater snails and land snails with an operculum, gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiopsidae.
Fukuia est un genre de gastéropodes de la famille des Pomatiopsidae. Ce genre est endémique de l'île de Honshu au Japon.
La spéciation du genre Fukuia a commencé il y a environ 7,2 millions d'années durant le Miocène.
Selon World Register of Marine Species (18 novembre 2020)[2] :
Fukuia est un genre de gastéropodes de la famille des Pomatiopsidae. Ce genre est endémique de l'île de Honshu au Japon.
La spéciation du genre Fukuia a commencé il y a environ 7,2 millions d'années durant le Miocène.
Fukuia is een geslacht van weekdieren uit de klasse van de Gastropoda (slakken).
Fukuia is een geslacht van weekdieren uit de klasse van de Gastropoda (slakken).