Native Animals

Assiminea nitida

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LC
Least Concern
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ver 3.1, 2012
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SSN 64890
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Taxonomy

The taxonomic status is pending for approval

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Description
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Assiminea nitida is a type of snail belongs to the family Assimineidae. It is distributed on Pacific Ocean. In Malaysia, it was found in leaf litter and on limestone outcrops in the island of Banggi and Balambangan, Sabah (Liew & Foon, 2022; Schilthuizen et al., 2011).

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Year Published Assessment Red List Category Version
2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Least Concern (LC)
3.1

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Profile
Aileen Tan Shau Hwai (Prof. Dato' Dr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Molluscs
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Ecosystems
  • Environment
  • Marine & Coastal
  • Science
  • Digital Sequence Information (DSI)
  • Living Modified Organism (LMO)
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Protected Areas
  • Invasive Alien Species
  • PM
  • SEA
Aziz Bin Arshad (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  • Fishes (Taxonomy)
  • Crustaceans (Taxonomy)
  • Fishes (Ecology)
  • Crustaceans (Ecology)
  • Molluscs (Ecology)
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
  • Marine & Coastal
  • PM
Liew Thor Seng (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
  • Insects
  • Molluscs
  • Biodiversity
  • Data Analysis
  • Conservation
  • Ecosystems
  • Evolution
  • Genetics
  • PM
  • SBH
  • SWK
  • SEA
Siti Azizah Mohd Nor (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Crustaceans
  • Fishes
  • Molluscs
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
  • Ecosystems
  • Marine & Coastal
  • Molecular
  • PM
  • SBH
  • SWK
  • SEA
  • W
Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli (Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  • Birds (Ecology)
  • Fishes (Ecology)
  • Molluscs (Ecology)
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
  • Ecosystems
  • Marine & Coastal
  • Water
PM - Peninsular Malaysia; SBH - Sabah; SWK - Sarawak; SEA - Southeast Asia; W - World;

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Article
  1. Schilthuizen, M., Vermeulen, J.J. & Lakim, M. (2011). The land and mangrove snail fauna of the islands of Banggi and Balambangan (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation (JTBC) 8, 1-7. https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/jtbc/article/view/219
Book
  1. Liew, T.S. & Foon, J.K. (2022). An Introduction to the Land Snails and Slugs of Malaysia. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Malaysia. pp. 90. — [ Adobe PDF (PDF) ]
  2. Vermeulen, J.J. & Liew, T.S. (2022). Land snails and slugs of Sabah and Labuan (Malaysia). Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu. pp. iii–x, 1–432.

Publications
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Land snails and slugs of Sabah and Labuan (Malaysia) (February 2022)
An Introduction to the Land Snails and Slugs of Malaysia (February 2022)

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Acknowledgements :- Mr. Abdul Razak Mohd Nor Rasid, Mr. Badrul Amin Bin Jaffar, Ms. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas & Mr. Tan Kok Kiat

Photo credit :- Liew Thor Seng

Species Citation :- Assiminea nitida. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/64890. [Retrieved 22 March 2023].

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