Rissoina punctostriata

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

Rissoina punctostriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Rissoina
Species:
R. punctostriata
Binomial name
Rissoina punctostriata
(Talavera, 1975)
Synonyms[1]
  • Rissoina decussata auct. non Montagu, G., 1803
  • Zebina punctostriata Talavera, 1975 (original combination)

Description

The height of the shell attains 10 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania, Senegal, Angola, the Cape Verdes, São Tomé and Príncipe.

References


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