Neritina euphratica Mousson, 1874

Gloeer, Peter & Pesic, Vladimir, 2012, The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species, ZooKeys 219, pp. 11-61 : 14

Neritina euphratica Mousson, 1874 Figs 2d-e

Records from Iran.

Khuzestan Province ( Massoud and Hedayeti-Far 1979, Mansoorian 2001).

Remark.

This speciesis characterized by a small shell with 6 mm in height and a small spire. The boder of the columella is straight and not denticulated. The operculum has a rib which is attenuated at its basis, the peg is thick and strong and split in two parts ( fig. 2e ).

Distribution.

Iraq, Iran.

Figures

Figure 2. a-c Neritina mesopotamica d-e Neritina euphratica f-g Neritina schlaeflii a shell (syntype) b lable c operculum d shell (syntype, ZMZ 528916, Irak, Samava, photo: Eike Neubert) e operculum of Neritina euphratica from Euphrates f shell (syntype, ZMZ 529679, Persian Gulf, Island Ghaes, photo: Eike Neubert) g operculum of Neritina schlaeflii from Shatt Al-Arab-Fao region.