Hot-spring Snail (Onsen-mizugomatsubo)
Stenothyra thermaecola
Photo: まふゆのうじ / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
A tiny snail living in hot-spring waters that are too warm for most animals. It is found only in a few places in Oita and is vulnerable to changes in the hot-spring environment, so it is protected as a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Stenothyra thermaecola
- Group
- Molluscs
- Prefectures
- Oita
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Critically Endangered / EndangeredMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- オンセンミズゴマツボ
- 简体中文
- 温泉水碁螺
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The Hot-spring Snail (Onsen-mizugomatsubo) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Oita.
The Hot-spring Snail (Onsen-mizugomatsubo) is listed as "Critically Endangered / Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as オンセンゴマツボ（オンセンミズゴマツボ）).
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