Rissoina_plicata

<i>Rissoina plicata</i>

Rissoina plicata

Species of gastropod

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

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Description

The height of the shell attains 6.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off the Chagos Archipelago and Aldabra; in the Pacific Ocean off Japan; in the Easter Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. [1]
    Rissoina plicata A. Adams. WoRMS (2009). Rissoina plicata A. Adams. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216958 on 9 August 2010 .
  • Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43-50.
  • "Rissoina (Rissolina) plicata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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