Angustassiminea succinea

Angustassiminea succinea
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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
List
  • Assiminea modesta H. C. Lea, 1845
  • Assiminea succinea (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
  • Paludina succinea L. Pfeiffer, 1840

Angustassiminea succinea is a species of small operculate snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Assimineidae.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is conical, smooth translucent and amber-colored. It is imperforate. It has five whorls, with the body whorl being ventricose. The margin of the aperture is slightly thickened and whitish.

Distribution and habitat

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

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe. "Angustassiminea succinea". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Angustassiminea succinea (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ Pfeiffer L. (1840). Uebersicht der im Januar, Februar und März, 1839 auf Cuba gesammelten Mollusken. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 6: 250-264 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.