GlöerPeterPešićVladimirThe freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new speciesZookeys3920122012219116110.3897/zookeys.219.3406 Neritina mesopotamica http://species-id.net/wiki/Neritina_mesopotamica Martens, 1874Figs 2a–cRecords from Iran.

Khuzestan Province (Mansoorian 2001).

Material examined.

Zoological Museum Berlin (ZMB), “Neritina (Neritaea) anatolica var. mesopotamica, Ras el Ain, Mesopot. Hausknecht”.

Remarks.

The height of the largest shell of the examined syntypes from Zoological Museum Berlin was 7 mm. Mansoorian (1994) in his identification key described shell of this species as being 14 mm high. Considering his photos (Mansoorian 1994), he probably confused it with Neritina schlaeflii Mousson, 1874 (Figs 2f–g).

Distribution.

Iraq, Iran (Khuzestan).

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.

MansoorianA (2001)Iranian International Journal of Science2 (2): 1-9.MansoorianA (1994) Freshwater snails of Iran. Scientific publication of School of Public Health & Institute of Public Health Research, Technical series 2145: 1374.