Rissoina nivea

Rissoina nivea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Rissoina
Species:
R. nivea
Binomial name
Rissoina nivea
A. Adams, 1853

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

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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