Semisulcospira

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Semisulcospira is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Semisulcospiridae. Species in the genus Semisulcospira are viviparous.

Species

Species within the genus Semisulcospira include: "Semisulcospira libertina species complex" consist of four species: Semisulcospira libertina, Semisulcospira reiniana, Semisulcospira kurodai and Semisulcospira trachea.

Ecology

Semisulcospira snails predate also on eggs of bluegill Lepomis macrochirus.

Uses

Semisulcospira snails are used in some forms of cuisine. In Korean cuisine, they are used to flavor a type of congee (juk), called olgaengi juk.

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