Rissoina punctostriata
Rissoina punctostriata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]
| Rissoina punctostriata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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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
- 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
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