Rissoina punctostriata

Species of gastropod

Rissoina punctostriata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
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. ^ a b Rissoina punctostriata (Talavera, 1975). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  • Talavera, F.G. (1975) Moluscos de sedimentos de la plataforma continental de Mauritania. Boletín del Instituto Español de Oceanografía, 192, 1-18, 4 pls. NIZT 682
  • Gofas S. (1999). The West African Rissoidae (Gastropoda: Rissooidea) and their similarities to some European species. The Nautilus 113(3): 78-101
  • Rolán E. & Luque Á.A. 2000. The subfamily Rissoininae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rissoidae) in the Cape Verde Archipelago (West África). Iberus 18(1): 21-94
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
Taxon identifiers
Rissoina punctostriata


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