Rissoinidae

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Rissoinidae
Rissoina crassa 001.jpg
Three worn shells of Rissoina crassa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoinidae
Stimpson, 1865
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Phosinellinae Coan, 1964 (junior synonym)
  • Rissoininae Stimpson, 1865
  • Rissoinoidea Stimpson, 1865
  • Rissolinidae Voorwinde, 1966 (Based on Rissolina Gould, 1861, a junior synonym of Rissoina d'Orbigny, 1840)

Rissoinidae is a large family of sea snails. [1] Members of the Rissoinidae have an operculum and are very small in size. Several genera that were previously part of Rissoinidae have been assigned to the Zebinidae family. [2]

Genera

Genera within the family Rissoinidae include: [1]

Genera brought into synonymy

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rissooidea</span> Superfamily of gastropods

Rissooidea is a superfamily of tiny marine snails.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Littorinimorpha</span> Order of gastropods

Littorinimorpha is a large order of snails, gastropods, consisting primarily of sea snails, but also including some freshwater snails and land snails.

<i>Potamopyrgus</i> Genus of gastropods

Potamopyrgus is a genus of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Tateidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nassariidae</span> Family of gastropods

The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (US), or dog whelks (UK) are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rissoidae</span> Family of gastropods

Rissoidae is a large family of sea snails. Members of the Rissoidae are very small in size and possess an operculum.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eulimidae</span> Family of gastropods

Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iravadiidae</span> Family of gastropods

Iravadiidae is a family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and the clade Littorinimorpha.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Batillariidae</span> Family of gastropods

Batillariidae, common name batillariids or mudcreepers, are a family of marine, cerithioidean gastropod molluscs in thesuperfamily Cerithioidea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Litiopidae</span> Family of gastropods

Litiopidae, common name litiopids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.

Mangeliidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.

<i>Apataxia cerithiiformis</i> Species of gastropod

Apataxia cerithiiformis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.

Ailinzebina elegantissima is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae. The species name is Latin for the "most elegant".

<i>Rissoina</i> Genus of gastropods

Rissoina is a large genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs, in the family Rissoinidae.

<i>Simulamerelina</i> Genus of gastropods

Simulamerelina is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.

<i>Zebina</i> Genus of gastropods

Zebina is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Zebinidae.

Merelina is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Lironobidae.

<i>Phosinella</i> Genus of gastropods

Phosinella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks, in the family Rissoinidae.

<i>Zebinella</i> Genus of gastropods

Zebinella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks, in the family Rissoinidae.

Zebinidae is a family of small sea snails in the clade Littorinimorpha.

<i>Alvania isolata</i> Species of gastropod

Alvania isolata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

References

  1. 1 2 Rissoinidae Stimpson, 1865 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 3 December 2018.
  2. Criscione, F., Ponder, W. F., Köhler, F., Takano, T. & Kano, Y. (2017) A molecular phylogeny of Rissoidae (Caenogastropoda: Rissooidea) allows testing the diagnostic utility of morphological traits Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179: 23–40