Neha Patil (Editor)

Sulcospira housei

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Cerithioidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Pachychilidae

Genus
  
Sulcospira

Sulcospira housei httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommons11

Similar
  
Sulcospira testudinaria, Pachychilidae, Sorbeoconcha, Thiaridae, Brotia

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.

Distribution

This species occurs in:

  • Cambodia
  • Laos
  • Myanmar
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
  • The type locality is "Korat, Takrong River, Siam".

    References

    Sulcospira housei Wikipedia