Rissoina decussata

Rissoina decussata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Subfamily: Rissoininae
Genus: Rissoina
Species: R. decussata
Binomial name
Rissoina decussata
(Montagu, 1803)
Synonyms[1]
  • Helix decussata Montagu, 1803
  • Rissoa decussata Montagu, 1803
  • Rissoa albida C. B. Adams, 1845
  • Rissoina planata Dall, 1892

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

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 9.7 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 106 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Malacolog : Rissoina
  2. ^ Rissoina decussata (Montagu, 1803). WoRMS (2010). Rissoina decussata (Montagu, 1803). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419626 on 9 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b c 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.