Pseudorissoina perexiguus

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Pseudorissoina perexiguus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Pseudorissoina
Species:
P. perexiguus
Binomial name
Pseudorissoina perexiguus
(Tate & May, 1900)
Synonyms [1]
  • Leiostraca perexiguusTate & May, 1900
  • Pseudorissoina minutissima(Tenison Woods, 1878)
  • Rissoina minutissimaTenison Woods, 1878

Pseudorissoina perexiguus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS (2011). Pseudorissoina perexiguus (Tate & May, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=566219 on 2012-01-12
  2. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.