Rissoina angeli

Rissoina angeli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
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. 1 2 3 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.


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