Rissoella is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of minute
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
s, in the family
Rissoellidae.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rissoella Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138438 on 2022-04-15]
Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Rissoella''
Synonyms
* ''Rissoella bakeri''
A. M. Strong, 1938: synonym of ''
Elachisina bakeri''
(A. M. Strong, 1938)
* ''Rissoella bifasciata''
(Carpenter, 1857): synonym of ''
Barleeia bifasciata''
(Carpenter, 1856)
* ''Rissoella californica''
Bartsch, 1927: synonym of ''
Elachisina grippi''
Dall, 1918
* ''Rissoella duperrei''
(Vélain, 1877): synonym of ''
Eatoniella duperrei''
(Vélain, 1877)
* ''Rissoella excolpa''
Bartsch, 1920: synonym of ''
Elachisina grippi''
Dall, 1918
* ''Rissoella glaber''
Gray, 1847: synonym of ''Rissoella glabra''
Gray, 1847: synonym of ''Rissoella diaphana''
(Alder, 1848) (wrong gender agreement)
* ''Rissoella glabra''
Gray, 1847: synonym of ''Rissoella diaphana''
(Alder, 1848)
* ''Rissoella johnstoni''
F. Baker, Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1930: synonym of ''
Elachisina johnstoni''
(F. Baker, Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1930)
* ''Rissoella paupercula''
(C. B. Adams, 1852): synonym of ''
Barleeia paupercula''
(C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''Rissoella punicea''
(Laseron, 1950): synonym of ''Rissoella secunda''
(Iredale, 1912)
References
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
* Ponder, W.F. (1966). The New Zealand species previously known as Zelaxitas Finlay, 1927 (Mollusca Gastropoda). Records of the Dominion Museum 5: 163–176
* Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009).'' All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
* Petit R.E. (2012) John Edward Gray (1800-1875): his malacological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 3214: 1–125. page(s): 101
External links
Gray J.E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 15: 129-219 Thiele, J. (1912). Die antarktischen Schnecken und Muscheln. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. 13, Zoologie. 5(2): 185-285, pls 11-19.*
ttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15237192 Iredale, T. (1912). New generic names and new species of marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 10(3): 217-228Robertson R. 1962. Supplementary notes on the Rissoellidae. Notulae Naturae, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 352: 1-2Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011) ''Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone''
Rissoellidae
Gastropod genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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