Assiminea mesopotamica
Assiminea mesopotamica is a species of minute, salt-tolerant snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod molluscs, or micromolluscs, in the family Assimineidae.
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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
- 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.
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