Blanfordia simplex
# Blanfordia simplex

Blanfordia simplex is a species of land snail that has an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiopsidae.

Henry Augustus Pilsbry described it as Blanfordia japonica var. simplex in 1902. He has elevated this taxon to specific level in 1903.

## Distribution

This species is endemic to Japan. It occurs widely along the Sea of Japan. The type locality is Nishigo, Uzen Province, Honshu.

It is a Near Threatened species.

## Description

Blanfordia simplex has a shell with 4.1-5.1 whorls. Pilsbry (1902) described the first whorl to be more or less worn. The color of the shell is yellowish-olivaceous. It has the lip hardly visible, only a mere trifle expanded.

The width of the shell is 3.7-4.2 mm. The height of the shell is 5.9-6.9 mm.

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The shell of Blanfordia simplex is shorter and broader than that of Blanfordia bensoni.

## Ecology

This species lives on coastal dunes and in littoral forests.

