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Family: Assimineidae (See list of species below)

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66 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Allepithema tuberculatum
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Angustassiminea castanea
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Assiminea avilai
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Assiminea beddomiana
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Assiminea brevicula
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Assiminea cardonae
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Assiminea gittenbergeri
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Assiminea globulus
[Globular mud snail]
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Assiminea grayana
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Assiminea hessei
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Assiminea hungerfordiana
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Assiminea nitida
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Assiminea palauensis
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Assiminea succinea
[Atlantic assiminea]
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Assiminea theobaldiana
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Assiminea violacea
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Assiminea vulgaris
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Assiminea zubairensis
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Austroassiminea letha
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Conacmella vagans
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Eussoia leptodonta
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Heteropoma fulva
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Heteropoma glabratum
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Heteropoma pyramis
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Heteropoma quadrasi
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Heteropoma tuberculatum
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Heteropoma turritum
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Kubaryia pilikia
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Omphalotropis albocarinata
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Omphalotropis carolinensis
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Omphalotropis cheynei
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Omphalotropis cookei
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Omphalotropis elegans
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Omphalotropis elongatula
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Omphalotropis erosa
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Omphalotropis fragilis
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Omphalotropis gracilis
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Omphalotropis guamensis
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Omphalotropis hieroglyphica
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Omphalotropis howeinsulae
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Omphalotropis laevigata
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Omphalotropis laticosta
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Omphalotropis latilabris
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Omphalotropis mutica
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Omphalotropis ochthogyra
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Omphalotropis picta
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Omphalotropis pilosa
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Omphalotropis plicosa
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Omphalotropis quadrasi
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Omphalotropis semicostulata
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Omphalotropis striatapila
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Omphalotropis submaritima
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Omphalotropis suteri
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Omphalotropis suturalis
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Omphalotropis tumidula
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Ovassiminea obtusa
[obtuse berry snail]
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Paludinella conica
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Paludinella globularis
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Paludinella sicana
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Pseudomphala latericea
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Quadrasiella clathrata
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Quadrasiella mucronata
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Quadriasiella clathrata
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Sculptassiminea microsculpta
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Suterilla neozelanica
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Thaanumella cookei
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66 Species of Family Assimineidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Allepithema tuberculatum Western Central Pacific
Angustassiminea castanea Northwest Pacific
Assiminea avilai Northeast Atlantic
Assiminea beddomiana Western Central Pacific
Assiminea brevicula Indo-West Pacific. 0.7 SHH
Assiminea cardonae Mediterranean Sea
Assiminea gittenbergeri Mediterranean Sea.
Assiminea globulus Globular mud snail Southeast Atlantic
Assiminea grayana Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Assiminea hessei Eastern Central Atlantic
Assiminea hungerfordiana Eastern Indian Ocean
Assiminea nitida Pacific Ocean.
Assiminea palauensis Western Central Pacific
Assiminea succinea Atlantic assiminea Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL
Assiminea theobaldiana Western Indian Ocean
Assiminea violacea Northwest Pacific
Assiminea vulgaris Southern Pacific 0.3 SHH
Assiminea zubairensis Western Indian Ocean
Austroassiminea letha Eastern Indian Ocean
Conacmella vagans Northwest Pacific
Eussoia leptodonta Western Indian Ocean
Heteropoma fulva Western Central Pacific
Heteropoma glabratum Western Central Pacific
Heteropoma pyramis Western Central Pacific
Heteropoma quadrasi Western Central Pacific
Heteropoma tuberculatum Western Central Pacific
Heteropoma turritum Western Central Pacific
Kubaryia pilikia Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis albocarinata Southwest Pacific
Omphalotropis carolinensis Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis cheynei Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis cookei Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis elegans Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis elongatula Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis erosa Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis fragilis Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis gracilis Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis guamensis Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis hieroglyphica Mauritius.
Omphalotropis howeinsulae Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis laevigata Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis laticosta Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis latilabris Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis mutica Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis ochthogyra Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis picta Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis pilosa Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis plicosa Western Indian Ocean
Omphalotropis quadrasi Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis semicostulata Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis striatapila Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis submaritima Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis suteri Southwest Pacific
Omphalotropis suturalis Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis tumidula Western Central Pacific
Ovassiminea obtusa obtuse berry snail Western Central Pacific
Paludinella conica Western Central Pacific
Paludinella globularis Mediterranean Sea.
Paludinella sicana Mediterranean Sea.
Pseudomphala latericea Northwest Pacific
Quadrasiella clathrata Western Central Pacific
Quadrasiella mucronata Western Central Pacific
Quadriasiella clathrata Western Central Pacific
Sculptassiminea microsculpta Eastern Indian Ocean
Suterilla neozelanica Southwest Pacific
Thaanumella cookei Eastern Central Pacific



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