Juga plicifera
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| Juga plicifera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Semisulcospiridae |
| Genus: | Juga |
| Species: | J. plicifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Juga plicifera (I. Lea, 1838) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Goniobasis plicifera | |
Juga plicifera, common name pleated juga,[2] is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae.
Distribution
Distribution of Juga plicifera include Oregon and Washington, USA.[2]
Ecology
Juga plicifera serves as an intermediate host for Nanophyetus salmincola.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Adams A. M. (2006). Foodborne trematodes. In: Ortega I. R. (ed.) (2006). Foodborne parasites. ISBN 0-378-30068-6. page 178.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Juga plicifera (I. Lea, 1838)". NatureServe Explorer, accessed 26 February 2013.
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