Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Assimineidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Rissooidea Genus Assiminea | |
Assiminea mesopotamica is a species of minute, salt-tolerant snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks, 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.
References
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