Assiminea mesopotamica

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Assiminea mesopotamica
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A. mesopotamica
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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]

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References

  1. 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.