Biology:Rissoina ambigua
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Rissoina ambigua | |
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| A shell of Rissoina ambigua | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Rissoina |
| Species: | R. ambigua
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| Binomial name | |
| Rissoina ambigua (Gould, 1849)
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Rissoina ambigua is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific.
References
- ↑ Rissoina ambigua (Gould, 1849). WoRMS (2009). Rissoina ambigua Gould. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216954 on 8 June 2013 .
- Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43-50.
- Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 60
External links
- "Rissoina (Rissoina) ambigua" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_11836.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q6776687 entry
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