WoRMS taxon details
Assiminea grayana J. Fleming, 1828
138814 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138814)
accepted
Species
Assemania ostiorum Bavay, 1920 · unaccepted (synonym)
Assiminea (Assiminea) grayana J. Fleming, 1828 · alternative representation
Assiminea (Assiminea) ostiorum Bavay, 1920 · alternative representation
Assiminea (Euassiminea) violacea Heude, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (basionym)
Assiminea grayi [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Assiminea ostiorum Bavay, 1920 · unaccepted
Assiminea violacea Heude, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Euassiminea violacea (Heude, 1882) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. <em>Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan.</em> Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569
page(s): 275 [details]
page(s): 275 [details]
Note Greenwich marshes, Thames estuary, England
From editor or global species database
Type locality Greenwich marshes, Thames estuary, England [details]
Distribution Found in the Korean Peninsula (Chin et al., 2024)
Distribution Found in the Korean Peninsula (Chin et al., 2024) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Assiminea grayana J. Fleming, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138814 on 2026-05-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. <em>Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan.</em> Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569
page(s): 275 [details]
original description (of Assemania ostiorum Bavay, 1920) Bavay, A. (1920). Un mollusque nouveau de France. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 65: 161-162., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16015055
page(s): 161-162 [details]
original description (of Assiminea (Euassiminea) violacea Heude, 1882) Heude, P. M. (1882-1890). Notes sur les mollusques terrestres de la vallée du Fleuve Bleu. <em>Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'Empire chinois.</em> 1 (2): 2 + 1-87, pls. 12-21 [1882]; 1 (3): 89-132, pls. 22-32 [1885]; 1 (4): 125-188, pls. 33-43 [1890]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34061405
page(s): 82, pl. 21 figs 4, 4a-c [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 275 [details]
original description (of Assemania ostiorum Bavay, 1920) Bavay, A. (1920). Un mollusque nouveau de France. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 65: 161-162., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16015055
page(s): 161-162 [details]
original description (of Assiminea (Euassiminea) violacea Heude, 1882) Heude, P. M. (1882-1890). Notes sur les mollusques terrestres de la vallée du Fleuve Bleu. <em>Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'Empire chinois.</em> 1 (2): 2 + 1-87, pls. 12-21 [1882]; 1 (3): 89-132, pls. 22-32 [1885]; 1 (4): 125-188, pls. 33-43 [1890]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34061405
page(s): 82, pl. 21 figs 4, 4a-c [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Rowson, B., Powell, H., Willing, M., Dobson, M. & Shaw, H. (2021). Freshwater Snails of Britain and Ireland. FSC Publications, Telford, UK.
page(s): 130. [details]
page(s): 130. [details]
Other
context source (Schelde)
Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Paladilhe, A. (1867). Nouvelles miscellanées malacologiques, III. Le genre <i>Assiminea</i>, en France. – Nouvelles miscellanées malacologiques, 2e fascicule. pp. 33-37, pl. 2 fig. 1-6. Paris (F. Savy) [1 March]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12989478 [details]
additional source Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fortuin, A. W., de Wolf, L. & Borghouts-Biersteker, C. (1981). The population structure of <i>Assiminea grayana</i>, Fleming, 1828 (Gastropoda, Assimineidae), in the south-west Netherlands. <em>Basteria.</em> 45(4-5): 73-78. [details]
additional source Shin, Cho Rong, Park, Bia, Choi, Eun Hwa and Hwang, Ui Wook. (2024). A newly recorded species of Assiminea grayana J. Fleming, 1828 (Gastropoda: Assimineidae) from the Korean Peninsula. <em>Korean Journal of Malacology.</em> 40(2): 59-66 2024., available online at https://doi.org/10.9710/kjm.2024.40.2.59 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Paladilhe, A. (1867). Nouvelles miscellanées malacologiques, III. Le genre <i>Assiminea</i>, en France. – Nouvelles miscellanées malacologiques, 2e fascicule. pp. 33-37, pl. 2 fig. 1-6. Paris (F. Savy) [1 March]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12989478 [details]
additional source Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fortuin, A. W., de Wolf, L. & Borghouts-Biersteker, C. (1981). The population structure of <i>Assiminea grayana</i>, Fleming, 1828 (Gastropoda, Assimineidae), in the south-west Netherlands. <em>Basteria.</em> 45(4-5): 73-78. [details]
additional source Shin, Cho Rong, Park, Bia, Choi, Eun Hwa and Hwang, Ui Wook. (2024). A newly recorded species of Assiminea grayana J. Fleming, 1828 (Gastropoda: Assimineidae) from the Korean Peninsula. <em>Korean Journal of Malacology.</em> 40(2): 59-66 2024., available online at https://doi.org/10.9710/kjm.2024.40.2.59 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Found in the Korean Peninsula (Chin et al., 2024) [details]Type locality Greenwich marshes, Thames estuary, England [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | marsksnegl | [details] |
| Dutch | schorreslakjeGray's kustslak | [details] |
| English | dun sentinel | [details] |
| German | MarschenschneckeKegelige StrandschneckeKegelige Marschschnecke | [details] |
| Swedish | marsksnäcka | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 14226) (from synonym Euassiminea violacea (Heude, 1882))
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Assiminea grayana)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Assiminea ostiorum Bavay, 1920)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Assiminea grayana J. Fleming, 1828 Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Voorne-Putten, Oostvoo...
To Malacopics (Assiminea grayana J. Fleming, 1828 United Kingdom, Suffolk, Butly River Estuary, ex ...
To PESI (from synonym Assemania ostiorum Bavay, 1920)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Assiminea grayana)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Assiminea ostiorum Bavay, 1920)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Assiminea grayana J. Fleming, 1828 Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Voorne-Putten, Oostvoo...
To Malacopics (Assiminea grayana J. Fleming, 1828 United Kingdom, Suffolk, Butly River Estuary, ex ...
To PESI (from synonym Assemania ostiorum Bavay, 1920)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
Unreviewed
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