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Sulcospira housei (I. Lea 1856)

Sulcospira housei

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Sulcospira housei is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.

The specific name housei is in honour of Dr. Samuel Reynolds House,[2] who collected type specimens during the American Presbyterian Mission in Siam.

Distribution

This species occurs in:

The type locality is "Korat, Takrong River, Siam".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Köhler F., Sri-aroon P. & Simonis J. (2012). "Sulcospira housei". In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. . Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Lea I. (1856). "Description of fifteen new species of exotic Melaniana". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(4): 144-145.
  3. ^ a b Köhler F. & Dames C. (2009). "Phylogeny and systematics of the Pachychilidae of mainland Southeast Asia – novel insights from morphology and mitochondrial DNA (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157: 679-699. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00541.x.

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Sulcospira housei: Brief Summary

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Sulcospira housei is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.

The specific name housei is in honour of Dr. Samuel Reynolds House, who collected type specimens during the American Presbyterian Mission in Siam.

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