Rissoina dyscrita
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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. dyscrita
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| Binomial name | |
| Rissoina dyscrita Faber, 1990
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Rissoina dyscrita is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[2]
Description[edit]
The maximum recorded shell length is 6 mm.[3]
Distribution[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Malacolog : Rissoina dyscrita
- ^ 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 .
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
- "Schwartziella dyscrita". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.