Rissoina spirata
Species of gastropod
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Rissoina spirata, the spiral risso, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Rissoinidae.[1]
| Rissoina spirata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Rissoina |
| Species: | R. spirata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rissoina spirata Sowerby G.B. I, 1820 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Zebina spirata (Sowerby I, 1825) | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 15 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and the Aldabra Atoll; in the Central Pacific; in the Mediterranean Sea.