Assiminea mesopotamica is a species of minute, salt-tolerant snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod molluscs, or micromolluscs, in the family Assimineidae.
| Assiminea mesopotamica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Assimineidae |
| Genus: | Assiminea |
| Species: | A. mesopotamica
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| Binomial name | |
| Assiminea mesopotamica Glöer, Naser & Yasser, 2007
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Distribution and habitat
editThis 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]
References
edit- ^ a b Seddon, M.B. & Kebapçı, U. (2014). "Assiminea mesopotamica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T20593112A42436659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T20593112A42436659.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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