Japanese river snail (Semisulcospira libertina)

Japanese: カワニナ(川蜷) - カワニナ(英語表記)Semisulcospira libertina
Japanese river snail (Semisulcospira libertina)
A snail of the family Semisulcopodidae (illustration). It is found in rivers, lakes and marshes from southern Hokkaido to Taiwan and in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, but there is considerable regional variation. The shell is long and slender, about 3 cm high and 1.2 cm wide, but the local type of giant river snail found in Fukui Prefecture reaches 5 cm high and 2 cm wide. The top of the shell has been eroded and lost, and usually only the last 3 to 5 layers remain. This is because freshwater has little limestone. The surface is covered with yellow-green skin, and sometimes there are 1 to 3 black-brown colored bands on top of this.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
カワニナ科の巻貝(イラスト)。北海道南部から台湾まで,また朝鮮半島南部に分布し,河川,湖沼などにすむが,地方的に変異も著しい。殻は細長くて,高さ3cm,太さ1.2cmくらいであるが,福井県に分布する地方型オオカワニナは高さ5cm,太さ2cmに達する。殻の頂部はおかされて失われ,通常最後の3~5層くらいになっていることが多い。これは淡水に石灰分が少ないことによる。表面は黄緑色の皮をかむり,ときにはこの上に1~3の黒褐色の色帯を巡らすことがある。

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