Rissoina nivea
| Rissoina nivea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Rissoina |
| Species: | R. nivea |
| Binomial name | |
| Rissoina nivea | |
Rissoina nivea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 6 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.
References
- ↑ Rissoina nivea . WoRMS (2009). Rissoina nivea. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216936 on 9 August 2010.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
External links
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