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Assiminea (Ovassiminea) possietica A. N. Golikov & Kussakin, 1967 superseded combination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

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