Rissoina redferni

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Rissoina redferni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Rissoina
Species:
R. redferni
Binomial name
Rissoina redferni
Espinosa & Ortea, 2002 [1]

Rissoina redferni 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 in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.5 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Espinosa & Ortea (2002). Avicennia15: 141-146. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
  2. ↑ Rissoina redferni Espinosa & Ortea, 2002 . WoRMS (2010). Rissoina redferni Espinosa & Ortea, 2002. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457255 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 .
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