Biology:Rissoina redferni

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Rissoina redferni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Rissoina
Species:
R. redferni
Binomial name
Rissoina redferni
Espinosa & Ortea, 2002[1]

Rissoina redferni is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.5 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[3]

References

  1. Espinosa & Ortea (2002). Avicennia 15: 141-146. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
  2. Rissoina redferni Espinosa & Ortea, 2002. WoRMS (2010). Rissoina redferni Espinosa & Ortea, 2002. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457255 on 9 August 2010 .
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2002) Descripción de cuatro nuevas especies de la familia Rissoinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Avicennia 15: 141-146. page(s): 142

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