Rissoina nivea

Rissoina nivea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]

Rissoina nivea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Rissoinidae
Genus:
Rissoina
Species:
R. nivea
Binomial name
Rissoina nivea

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
  1. 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.
  • "Rissoina (Rissoina) nivea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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