Rissoina nivea
Species of gastropod
Rissoina nivea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Rissoinidae |
Genus: | Rissoina |
Species: | R. nivea |
Binomial name | |
Rissoina nivea A. Adams, 1853 |
Rissoina nivea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 6 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.
References
- ^ Rissoina nivea. WoRMS (2009). Rissoina nivea. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216936 on 9 August 2010 .
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
External links
- "Rissoina (Rissoina) nivea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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