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.