Semisulcospira
| Semisulcospira | |
|---|---|
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| Semisulcospira kurodai | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): |
clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Semisulcospiridae |
| Genus: |
Semisulcospira Boettger, 1886 |
clade Sorbeoconcha
Semisulcospira is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Semisulcospiridae.
Species in the genus Semisulcospira are viviparous.
Species within the genus Semisulcospira include:
"Semisulcospira libertina species complex" consist of four species: Semisulcospira libertina, Semisulcospira reiniana, Semisulcospira kurodai and Semisulcospira trachea.
Semisulcospira snails predate also on eggs of bluegill Lepomis macrochirus.
Semisulcospira snails are used in some forms of cuisine. In Korean cuisine, they are used to flavor a type of congee called juk, which is called olgaengi juk.
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