Rissoinidae
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| Rissoinidae | |
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| Three worn shells of Rissoina crassa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoinidae Stimpson, 1865 |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Rissoinidae is a large family of sea snails.[1] 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 family.[2]