Assiminea mesopotamica
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| Phylum: | Mollusca
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| Class: | Gastropoda
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| Species: | A. mesopotamica
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| 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[]
- ^ a b 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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- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Assimineidae
- Endemic fauna of Iraq
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