Biology:Rissoina angeli

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Short description: Species of gastropod

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

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 6.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea off Cuba.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6.3 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 50 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 50 m.[3]

References

  1. Espinosa & Ortea. 2002. Avicennia 15: 141-146. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
  2. Rissoina angeli Espinosa & Ortea, 2002. WoRMS (2009). Rissoina angeli Espinosa & Ortea, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=387809 on 8 June 2013 .
  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
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7336374 entry