Species Identification

Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Assimineidae



(See list of species below)



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70 species
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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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Max. Length 0.7 cm SHH

 
Assiminea brevicula
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Assiminea californica
[California assiminea]
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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 infima
[Badwater snail]
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Assiminea nitida
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Assiminea palauensis
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Assiminea pecos
[Pecos assiminea]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Assiminea succinea
[Atlantic assiminea]
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Assiminea theobaldiana
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Assiminea translucens
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Assiminea violacea
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Max. Length 0.3 cm SHH

 
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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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Allepithema tuberculatum Western Central Pacific 1894
Angustassiminea castanea Northwest Pacific 1883
Assiminea avilai Northeast Atlantic 2008
Assiminea beddomiana Western Central Pacific 1881
Assiminea brevicula Indo-West Pacific. 0.7 SHH 1854
Assiminea californica California assiminea East Pacific. 1865
Assiminea cardonae Mediterranean Sea 1875
Assiminea gittenbergeri Mediterranean Sea. 2008
Assiminea globulus Globular mud snail Southeast Atlantic 1939
Assiminea grayana Northeast Atlantic, Medit 1928
Assiminea hessei Eastern Central Atlantic 1887
Assiminea hungerfordiana Eastern Indian Ocean 1880
Assiminea infima Badwater snail North America 1947
Assiminea nitida Pacific Ocean. 1949
Assiminea palauensis Western Central Pacific 1927
Assiminea pecos Pecos assiminea North America. 1987
Assiminea succinea Atlantic assiminea Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1840
Assiminea theobaldiana Western Indian Ocean 1880
Assiminea translucens Western Indian Ocean 1864
Assiminea violacea Northwest Pacific 1882
Assiminea vulgaris Southern Pacific 0.3 SHH 1905
Assiminea zubairensis Western Indian Ocean 2013
Austroassiminea letha Eastern Indian Ocean 1982
Conacmella vagans Northwest Pacific 1907
Eussoia leptodonta Western Indian Ocean 1881
Heteropoma fulva Western Central Pacific 1894
Heteropoma glabratum Western Central Pacific 1894
Heteropoma pyramis Western Central Pacific 1894
Heteropoma quadrasi Western Central Pacific 1894
Heteropoma tuberculatum Western Central Pacific 1894
Heteropoma turritum Western Central Pacific 1894
Kubaryia pilikia Western Central Pacific 1948
Omphalotropis albocarinata Southwest Pacific 1873
Omphalotropis carolinensis Western Central Pacific 1891
Omphalotropis cheynei Western Central Pacific 1862
Omphalotropis cookei Western Central Pacific 1949
Omphalotropis elegans Western Central Pacific 1849
Omphalotropis elongatula Western Central Pacific 1894
Omphalotropis erosa Western Central Pacific 1894
Omphalotropis fragilis Western Central Pacific
Omphalotropis gracilis Western Central Pacific 1894
Omphalotropis guamensis Western Central Pacific 1857
Omphalotropis hieroglyphica Mauritius. 1838
Omphalotropis howeinsulae Western Central Pacific 1944
Omphalotropis laevigata Western Central Pacific 1894
Omphalotropis laticosta Western Central Pacific 1894
Omphalotropis latilabris Western Central Pacific 1894
Omphalotropis mutica Western Central Pacific 1897
Omphalotropis ochthogyra Western Central Pacific 1894
Omphalotropis picta Western Central Pacific 1894
Omphalotropis pilosa Western Central Pacific 1894
Omphalotropis plicosa Western Indian Ocean 1852
Omphalotropis quadrasi Western Central Pacific 1894
Omphalotropis semicostulata Western Central Pacific 1894
Omphalotropis striatapila Western Central Pacific 1897
Omphalotropis submaritima Western Central Pacific 1894
Omphalotropis suteri Southwest Pacific 1900
Omphalotropis suturalis Western Central Pacific 1894
Omphalotropis tumidula Western Central Pacific 1897
Ovassiminea obtusa obtuse berry snail Western Central Pacific 1886
Paludinella conica Western Central Pacific 1894
Paludinella globularis Mediterranean Sea. 1844
Paludinella sicana Mediterranean Sea. 1876
Pseudomphala latericea Northwest Pacific 1864
Quadrasiella clathrata Western Central Pacific 1894
Quadrasiella mucronata Western Central Pacific 1894
Quadriasiella clathrata Western Central Pacific 1894
Sculptassiminea microsculpta Eastern Indian Ocean 1880
Suterilla neozelanica Southwest Pacific 1899
Thaanumella cookei Eastern Central Pacific 1946



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