Assiminea gittenbergeri

Assiminea gittenbergeri
Shell of Assiminea gittenbergeri (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Assimineidae
Genus: Assiminea
Species:
A. gittenbergeri
Binomial name
Assiminea gittenbergeri
van Aartsen, 2008[1]
Synonyms

Assiminea (Assiminea) gittenbergeri van Aartsen, 2008 alternative representation

Assiminea gittenbergeri is a species of small operculate snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Assimineidae.[2]

Description

The length of the holotype measures 3.1 mm, its diameter 2.0 mm.

Distribution

The holotype was found in brackish waters off Sfax, Tunisia; other occurrences off Spain, France, Italy and Croatia.

References

  • van Aartsen, J.J. (2008). "The Assimineidae of the Atlantic-Mediterranean seashores". Basteria. 72 (4 /6): 172–173. Retrieved 23 November 2025.