Rissoina punctostriata

Rissoina punctostriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Rissoina
Species: R. punctostriata
Binomial name
Rissoina punctostriata
(Talavera, 1975)
Synonyms[1]
  • Rissoina decussata auct. non Montagu, G., 1803
  • Zebina punctostriata Talavera, 1975 (original combination)

Rissoina punctostriata 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 10 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania, Senegal, Angola, the Cape Verdes, São Tomé and Príncipe.

References

  1. 1 2 Rissoina punctostriata (Talavera, 1975). WoRMS (2009). Rissoina punctostriata (Talavera, 1975). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224709 on 9 August 2010.

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