Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
There is no habitat
information available for this species. (Ref.
302833).
List of Habitats:
- 18 Unknown [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order:
Pulmonata
()
- Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
- Suborder:
Basommatophora
()
- Keferstein, in Bronn, 1864
- Superfamily:
Lymnaeoidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Lymnaeidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus:
Radix
()
- Montfort, 1810
- Specific name:
hamadai
- Habe, 1968
- Scientific name: - Radix hamadai Habe, 1968
- Specific name:
hamadai
- Habe, 1968
- Genus:
Radix
(
- Family:
Lymnaeidae
(
- Superfamily:
Lymnaeoidea
(
- Suborder:
Basommatophora
(
- Order:
Pulmonata
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
This species requires taxonomic review. It is possible that it was previously called Biwakoia as this species is often refered to as Radix (Biwakoia) hamadai. [1].
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Radix
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:
R. auricularia (Big-Eared Radix)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 November 2011).
- Ponder, W.F. and Waterhouse, J.H. 1997. A new Genus and species of Lymnaeidae from the lower Frankling River, south western Tasmania, Australia. Journal of Molluscan Studies 63: 441-468.
- U.S. Forces in Japan. 1997. List of Endangered and Threatened Species in Japan (FGS-Japan, Appendix C). Appendix 5-1. Available at: http://www.p2pays.org/ref/26/25117.pdf.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
- Rintelen, T. 2011. Radix hamadai. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
Identifiers
- IUCN ID: 238642
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4755319
Footnotes
- Rintelen, T. 2011. Radix hamadai. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]
