Assiminea mesopotamica

Assiminea mesopotamica is a species of minute, salt-tolerant snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod molluscs, or micromolluscs, in the family Assimineidae.

Assiminea mesopotamica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Assimineidae
Genus:
Assiminea
Species:
A. mesopotamica
Binomial name
Assiminea mesopotamica
Glöer, Naser & Yasser, 2007

Distribution and habitat

This species is endemic to the Shatt al-Arab in Iraq. It is found amongst submerged vegetation in slow-flowing waters close to coastal regions, and is tolerant of brackish waters.[1]

References
  1. Seddon, M.B. & Kebapçı, U. (2014). "Assiminea mesopotamica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T20593112A42436659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20593112A42436659.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.


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