Some recent gastropoda from Khor al-Zubair, northwest of Arabian gulf

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Khor Al-Zubair channel is a shallow arm of the Arabian Gulf ; it is located between shatt Al-Basrah from the north west and the Arabian gulf at the south east.

Six species belonging to six genera and four families were identified in this study.

These are ; Echelons (Echelons) aspen, Clypeomorus clypeomorus, Hexaplex (Muricanthus) kusterianus, Murex (Murex) troubles, Ansaris (Ansaris) arcularius and Thais sp.

The presences of there in a sandy and muddy sediments is more likely indicate that their distribution occur between the Sub to the Middle littoral environment of Khor Al-Zubair channel with depth ranging between (1-15m).