Assiminea mesopotamica
| 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 | |
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 2 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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