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Rissoina angeli

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Rissoina angeli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Rissoina
Species:
R. angeli
Binomial name
Rissoina angeli
Espinosa & Ortea, 2002[1]

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

Description

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The height of the shell attains 6.3 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea off Cuba.

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 6.3 mm.[3]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 50 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 50 m.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Espinosa & Ortea. 2002. Avicennia 15: 141-146. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
  2. ^ Rissoina angeli Espinosa & Ortea, 2002. WoRMS (2009). Rissoina angeli Espinosa & Ortea, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=387809 on 8 June 2013 .
  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.
  • Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2002) Descripción de cuatro nuevas especies de la familia Rissoinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Avicennia 15: 141-146. page(s): 142
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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