Angustassiminea succinea

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Angustassiminea succinea is a species of small operculate snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Assimineidae.[2]

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Caenogastropoda
Order:Littorinimorpha
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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[2]
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  • Assiminea modesta H. C. Lea, 1845
  • Assiminea succinea (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
  • Paludina succinea L. Pfeiffer, 1840
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Description

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

(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.[4]

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.[2] The maximum recorded depth is 4m.[3]

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