Scientific name Assiminea infirma Higher classification Assiminea | Superfamily Rissooidea Genus Assiminea Rank Species | |
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Similar Assiminea, Painted snake‑coiled forest snail, Banded dune snail, Tryonia, Assiminea pecos | ||
The Badwater snail, scientific name Assiminea infirma, is a species of minute, salt marsh snail; of the Badwater Basin in Death Valley, California, United States.
The Badwater snail are found only at low elevations near spring sources, and only in regions with relatively low precipitation. They are capable of living completely submerged in the spring water.
This species is endemic to the Mojave Desert in California.
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