Rissopsetia gracilis

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Rissopsetia gracilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Rissopsetia
Species:
R. gracilis
Binomial name
Rissopsetia gracilis
(W. R. B. Oliver, 1915)
Synonyms [1]
  • Epigrus gracilisOliver, 1915

Rissopsetia gracilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [1]

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Taxonomy

Tentatively assigned to Rissopsetia by Ponder (1974); does not belong to Epigrus (Rissooidea). [1]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Pyramidellidae incertae sedis gracilis Oliver, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599067 on 2012-08-26