Rissoina nivea
| Rissoina nivea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Rissoina |
| Species: | R. nivea
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| Binomial name | |
| Rissoina nivea A. Adams, 1853
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Rissoina nivea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The height of the shell attains 6 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- "Rissoina (Rissoina) nivea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.