Angustassiminea succinea

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Angustassiminea succinea is a species of minute operculate snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Assimineidae.[1]

Angustassiminea succinea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Assimineidae
Genus: Angustassiminea
Species:
A. succinea
Binomial name
Angustassiminea succinea
(L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
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  • Assiminea modesta H. C. Lea, 1845
  • Assiminea succinea (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
  • Paludina succinea L. Pfeiffer, 1840

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 3 mm.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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Angustassiminea succinea has been found in Mexico, Belize, northern South America, and on the western shores of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.[1]The maximum recorded depth is 4m.[2]


References

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  1. ^ a b c "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Angustassiminea succinea (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  2. ^ a b Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • Lea, H.C. (1845). A description of some new species of marine shells inhabiting the coast of the United States. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 1: 204-205
  • Abbott R. T. (1974). American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls.
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