The Assimineidae of the Atlantic-Mediterranean seashores

A study of the Atlantic – and Mediterranean marine species of the genera Assiminea and Paludinella revealed several new species. The species Assiminea gittenbergeri spec. nov. is established in the Mediterranean. Assiminea avilai spec. nov. and Assiminea rolani spec. nov. have been found in Terceira, Azores and in Madeira respectively. A species from the Atlantic coast of France, cited as Assiminea eliae Paladilhe, 1875 by Thiele, is described as Paludinella glaubrechti spec. nov. A. eliae cannot be identified today as no type material is known. The name , however, is used for several different species as documented herein. Assiminea ostiorum (Bavay, 1920) is here considered a species in its own right. Paludinella sicana ( Brugnone, 1876), until now considered an exclusively Mediterranean species, has been detected along the Atlantic coast at Laredo ( Spain) in the north as well as at Agadir ( Morocco) in the south.