Fametesta operculina

Fametesta operculina
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Charopidae
Genus:	Fametesta
Species:	F. operculina
Binomial name
Fametesta operculina (Gould, 1859)
Synonyms
Hirasea operculina Gould, 1859

Fametesta operculina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a small terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Endodontidae.

This is an endangered species.

Distribution[]

This species (and the whole genus) is endemic to Japan.

References[]

• Tomiyama, K. (1996). "Hirasea operculina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T10175A3180360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10175A3180360.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.