Biology:Assiminea mesopotamica
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Assiminea mesopotamica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Assimineidae |
Genus: | Assiminea |
Species: | A. mesopotamica
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Binomial name | |
Assiminea mesopotamica Glöer, Naser & Yasser, 2007
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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
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