Rissoina dyscrita

Rissoina dyscrita
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. dyscrita
Binomial name
Rissoina dyscrita
Faber, 1990
Synonyms[1]

Rissoina bryerea auct. non Montagu, 1803

Rissoina dyscrita 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 6 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 4.5 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Malacolog : Rissoina dyscrita
  2. ^ Rissoina dyscrita Faber, 1990. WoRMS (2010). Rissoina dyscrita Faber, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419627 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.