Assiminea possietica

Assiminea possietica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Assimineidae
Genus:	Assiminea
Species:	A. possietica
Binomial name
Assiminea possietica A. N. Golikov & Kussakin, 1967
Synonyms
Assiminea (Ovassiminea) possieticaA. N. Golikov & Kussakin, 1967 superseded combination

Assiminea possietica is a species of snail in the family Assimineidae known by the common name Pecos assiminea. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 4½ mm, its diameter 2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found in the Sea of Japan; also in brackish waters.

References

1. Assiminea possietica A. N. Golikov & Kussakin, 1967 . 1 December 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .

• Golikov, A. N.; Scarlato, O. A. (1967). Molluscs of the Possiet Bay (the Sea of Japan) and their ecology [Моллюски залива Посьет (Японское море) и их экология. Моллюски и их роль в биоценозах и формировании фаун]. Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta AN SSSR [Труды Зоологического института АН СССР]. 42(5): 5–154. page(s): 36–37, fig. 2

External links

• Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006). Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press.