Biology:Assiminea mesopotamica

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Assiminea mesopotamica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Assimineidae
Genus: Assiminea
Species:
A. mesopotamica
Binomial name
Assiminea mesopotamica
Glöer, Naser & Yasser, 2007

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

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. 1.0 1.1 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. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/20593112/0. Retrieved 5 January 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18162346 entry