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Rissoina krebsii

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Rissoina krebsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Rissoina
Species:
R. krebsii
Binomial name
Rissoina krebsii
(Mörch, 1876)
Synonyms[1]
  • Rissoina multicostata auct. non C. B. Adams, 1850
  • Rissoa krebsii Mörch, 1876 (original description)
  • Rissoina parkeri Olsson & Harbison, 1953

Rissoina krebsii is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico off Cuba.

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 4.5 mm.[3]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 45 m.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Malacolog : Rissoina krebsii
  2. ^ Rissoina krebsii (Mörch, 1876). WoRMS (2010). Rissoina krebsii (Mörch, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419629 on 9 August 2010 .
  3. ^ a b c 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.