Assiminea principensis

Assiminea principensis
Shell of Assiminea principensis (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Assimineidae
Genus: Assiminea
Species:
A. principensis
Binomial name
Assiminea principensis
Rolán, 2013

Assiminea principensis is a species of minute, salt-tolerant snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod molluscs, or micromolluscs, in the family Assimineidae. [1]

Description

The length of this species attains 3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in Principe Island, São Tomé and Príncipe.

References

  • Rolán, E. (2013). "New species of Assiminea (Gastropoda, Rissooidea) from the tropical and subtropical East Atlantic". Novapex. 14 (3): 53. Retrieved 30 November 2025.