Biology:Rissoina nivea

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Rissoina nivea
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.167855 - Rissoina nivea Adams, 1853 - Rissoidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Rissoina
Species:
R. nivea
Binomial name
Rissoina nivea
A. Adams, 1853

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

  1. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q6774931 entry