Rissoina multicostata

Rissoina multicostata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Rissoinidae
Genus:	Rissoina
Species:	R. multicostata
Binomial name
	Rissoina multicostata; (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Last updated June 09, 2025

Rissoina multicostata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5.2 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 525 m.^[2]

References

↑ Rissoina multicostata (C. B. Adams, 1850) . WoRMS (2010). Rissoina multicostata (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419630 on 9 August 2010 .
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 .

Adams, C. B., 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology 7: 109-123
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

External links

"Rissoina multicostata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Rissoina multicostata (C. B. Adams, 1850) . WoRMS (2010). Rissoina multicostata (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419630 on 9 August 2010 .

[Welch_2010-2] 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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