Akiyoshia
# Akiyoshia

Akiyoshia is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Amnicolidae.

## Distribution

The distribution of Akiyoshia includes Japan from whence it was described.

There are some indications that so-called "Akiyoshia" species from southern China may not be true Akiyoshia.

## Description

Species in the subgenus Saganoa from Japan are blind snails. "Akiyoshia" species from China are not blind.

## Species

Species within the genus Akiyoshia include:

Subgenus Akiyoshia

* Akiyoshia uenoi Kuroda & Habe, 1954 - the type species, was described from Japan

Subgenus Saganoa Kuroda, Habe & Tamu, 1957

* "Akiyoshia" chinensis Liu, Zhang & Chen, 1982 - anatomy of this Chinese species was described in 1992,
* Akiyoshia kishiiana Kuroda, Habe & Tamu, 1957
* Akiyoshia morimotoi
* "Akiyoshia" yunnanensis Liu, Wang & Zhang, 1982

Nomina nuda:

* Akiyoshia odonta, Akiyoshia (Saganoa) odonta Feng et al., 1985 and Akiyoshia (Saganoa) odonta Feng et al., 1986 are nomina nuda.

## Ecology

The habitat for species in the Saganoa subgenus from Japan is caves and wells.

"Akiyoshia" species from China live in streams.

