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''Aviassiminea'' is a
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Assimineidae.


Species

Species within ''Aviassiminea'' include: * '' Aviassiminea palitans'' Fukuda & Ponder, 2003


References


External links

Fukuda H. & Ponder W.F. 2003. ''Australian freshwater assimineids, with a synopsis of the Recent genus-group taxa of the Assimineidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Rissooidea).'' Journal of Natural History, 37: 1977-2032]
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