Assiminea grayana
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Assimineidae |
| Genus: | Assiminea |
| Species: | A. grayana |
| Binomial name | |
| Assiminea grayana Fleming, 1828 | |
Assiminea grayana, common name the "dun sentinel", is a species of very small (4-6 mm.) salt marsh snail, a terrestrial (or marine gastropod mollusk in the family Assimineidae.
Habitat
This species lives in habitats that are intermediate between land and saltwater: in estuaries and salt marshes, at, or right above, the high tide level. [1]
Description
The 5 mm high x 3 mm. wide shell is semi-transparent and conical, with six or seven flat-sided or slightly swollen whorls and a sharp apex. It bears fine irregular growth lines and faint spiral lines but appears smooth . The oval or ear-shaped aperture is small and has a thickened peristome. The inner lip is reflexed over the base of the last whorl.There is no umbilicus.The colour is horn or tan, often with a broad reddish band on the last whorl.
Distribution
This small snail lives in Western Europe, primarily on the southern part of the North Sea coasts, in countries and islands including:
References
- ↑ Kerney, Michael, 1999, Atlas of the land and freshwater molluscs of Britain and Ireland, Harley Books, Colchester, England, ISBN 0-946589-48-8.
External links
Assiminea grayana at Animalbase
- Assiminea grayana Species account and photograph at Mollusc Ireland.
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