Rissoinidae is a large

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. Members of the Rissoinidae have an operculum and are very small in size. Several genera that were previously part of Rissoinidae have been assigned to the

Zebinidae Zebinidae is a family of small 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 ...

family.Criscione, F., Ponder, W. F., Köhler, F., Takano, T. & Kano, Y. (2017)
A molecular phylogeny of Rissoidae (Caenogastropoda: Rissooidea) allows testing the diagnostic utility of morphological traits
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Genera

Genera within the family Rissoinidae include: *''

Ailinzebina ''Ailinzebina'' is a small genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks, in the family Rissoinidae Rissoinidae is a large family (biology), family of Sea snail, sea snails. Members of the Rissoinidae have an operculu ...

'' Ladd, 1966 *'' Anteglosia'' H.E. Vokes, 1948† *'' Apataxia'' Laseron, 1956 *'' Bralitzia'' Gründel, 1998† *'' Buvignieria'' Cossmann, 1921† *''

Chiliostigma ''Chiliostigma'' is a small genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks, in the family Rissoinidae Rissoinidae is a large family (biology), family of Sea snail, sea snails. Members of the Rissoinidae have an opercul ...

'' Melvill, 1918 *'' Hudlestoniella'' Cossmann, 1909† *'' Lamellirissoina'' Kuroda & Habe, 1991 *'' Leaella'' Cossmann, 1921† *'' Moerchiella'' G. Nevill, 1885 *'' Ottoina'' Harris & Palmer, 1947† *'' Parazebinella'' Boettger, 1893 *''

Phosinella ''Phosinella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks, in the family Rissoinidae Rissoinidae is a large family (biology), family of Sea snail, sea snails. Members of the Rissoinidae have an operculum and a ...

'' Mörch, 1876 *''

Rissoina ''Rissoina'' is a large genus of minute sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs, in the family (biology), family Rissoinidae. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species ...

'' d'Orbigny, 1840 *'' Rissoinella'' Oyama in Taki & Oyama, 1954 *'' Sulcorissoina'' Kosuge, 1965 *''

Zebinella ''Zebinella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks, in the family (biology), family Rissoinidae. Description The shell is moderately small and slender. The protoconch consists of about 2½ ...

'' Mörch, 1876 *'' Zebinostoma'' Conti & Fischer, 1982† ;Genera brought into synonymy *''Austrosina'' Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''

'' d'Orbigny, 1840 *''Caporista'' Iredale, 1955: synonym of ''

'' d'Orbigny, 1840 *''Condylicia'' Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''

'' d'Orbigny, 1840 *''Costalynia'' Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''Rissoina (Rissolina)'' Gould, 1861 represented as ''

'' d'Orbigny, 1840 *''Dentrissoina'' Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''

Tomlinella ''Tomlinella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Zebinidae Zebinidae is a family of small sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, us ...

'' Viader, 1938 *''Fractoralla'' Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''Rissoina (Rissolina)'' Gould, 1861 represented as ''

'' d'Orbigny, 1840 *''Laseronia'' Cotton, 1959: synonym of ''

'' d'Orbigny, 1840 *''Peripetella'' Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''

'' d'Orbigny, 1840 *''Phintorene'' Iredale, 1955: synonym of ''

'' Mörch, 1876 *''Planapexia'' Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''

'' Mörch, 1876 *''Pleneconea'' Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''

'' d'Orbigny, 1840 *''Rissolina'' Gould, 1861: synonym of ''Rissoina (Rissolina)'' Gould, 1861 represented as ''

'' d'Orbigny, 1840 *''Stiva'' Hedley, 1904: synonym of ''

'' d'Orbigny, 1840 *''Zymalata'' Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''

'' d'Orbigny, 1840

References

Ponder W. F. (1985) A ''review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea).'' Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1–221
* Sleurs W.J.M. (1993). ''A revision of the Recent species of Rissoina (Moerchiella), R. (Apataxia), R. (Ailinzebina) and R. (Pachyrissoina) (Gastropoda: Rissoidae).'' Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, 63: 71–135
Criscione F. & Ponder W.F. (2013) ''A phylogenetic analysis of rissooidean and cingulopsoidean families (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda).'' Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 1075–1082
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