Optediceros breviculum

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Optediceros breviculum
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.168636 1 - Assiminea brevicula (Pfeiffer, 1854) - Assimineidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.168636 1 - Assiminea brevicula (Pfeiffer, 1854) - Assimineidae - Mollusc shell.
Scientific classification
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Ekadantinae
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O. breviculum
Binomial name
Optediceros breviculum
(Pfeiffer, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Assiminea australisThiele, 1927 (non Petterd, 1889)
  • Assiminea brevicula(Pfeiffer, 1855)
  • Assiminea miniataMartens, 1866 (junior synonym)
  • Assiminea rubellaBlanford, 1867 (junior synonym)
  • Hydrocena breviculaPfeiffer, 1855 (original combination)
  • Ovassiminea brevicula(L. Pfeiffer, 1854)

Optediceros breviculum, common name the red mangrove snail, is a species of minute operculate snail, a freshwater or marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Assimineidae.

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Distribution

The distribution of Optediceros breviculum includes:

Distribution map of Optediceros breviculum. Assiminea brevicula map.png
Distribution map of Optediceros breviculum.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Madhyastha A. & Daniel B. A. (2010). "Assiminea brevicula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 August 2014.