Rissoina fenestrata

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Rissoina fenestrata
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R. fenestrata
Binomial name
Rissoina fenestrata
Synonyms [1]
  • Rissoina fenestrata Schwartz, 1860
  • Phosinella fenestrata Schwartz, 1860
  • Rissoina vanderspoeliauct. non Jong & Coomans, 1988

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

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; in the Indian Ocean off the Aldabra Atoll.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.5 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 52 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 52 m. [3]

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References

  1. Malacolog : Rissoina fenestrata
  2. Rissoina fenestrata Schwartz . WoRMS (2009). Rissoina fenestrata Schwartz. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216952 on 9 August 2010 .
  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.