Rissoina krebsii

Rissoina krebsii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Rissoinidae
Genus:	Rissoina
Species:	R. krebsii
Binomial name
Rissoina krebsii (Mörch, 1876)
Synonyms [1]
Rissoina multicostataauct. non C. B. Adams, 1850 Rissoa krebsiiMörch, 1876 (original description) Rissoina parkeriOlsson & Harbison, 1953

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico off Cuba.

Description

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

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. ^[3] Maximum recorded depth is 45 m. ^[3]

References

1. Malacolog : Rissoina krebsii
2. Rissoina krebsii (Mörch, 1876) . WoRMS (2010). Rissoina krebsii (Mörch, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419629 on 9 August 2010 .
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 .

• Mörch O.A.L. (1876). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. Malakozoologische Blätter, 23: 45-58, 87-143
• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.