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Rissoina dyscrita

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Rissoina dyscrita
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Rissoina
Species:
R. dyscrita
Binomial name
Rissoina dyscrita
Faber, 1990
Synonyms[1]
  • Rissoina bryerea auct. non Montagu, 1803
  • Schwartziella dyscrita (Faber, 1990)

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

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 6 mm.[3]

Distribution

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This species can be found in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles. They can also be found in Eastern Florida to Lesser Antilles, and Bermuda. [4]

Habitat

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Typically found in benthic, grazer, hard substrate, or soft substrate (muds, sands, clays) habitats. [4] Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 4.5 m.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Malacolog : Rissoina dyscrita
  2. ^ Rissoina dyscrita Faber, 1990. WoRMS (2010). Rissoina dyscrita Faber, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419627 on 9 August 2010 .
  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.
  4. ^ a b Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org.
  • 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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