Rissoidae

Rissoidae
Black-and-white photo of apertural view of the paratype of Alvinia gallinacea from Poor Knights Islands.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Gray, 1847
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Cingulinae Keen, 1971
  • Rissoinae Gray, 1847
  • Setiinae V. V. Anistratenko & Starobogatov, 1994 (junior subjective synonym)

Rissoidae is a large family of sea snails. Members of the Rissoidae are very small in size and possess an operculum.

Distribution and habitat

Rissoidae are found worldwide. They live on sandy or gravel bottoms among algae or marine plants. They are also found under rocks in crevices or other sheltered places.

Subfamilies

The following subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi of 2005:

In 2013 the subfamily Rissoininae was elevated to the rank of family Rissoinidae by Criscione F. & Ponder W.F.

Genera

Genera within Rissoidae include:

Alvania clathrella
Rissoina crassa
Taxon inquirendum
Genera brought into synonymy

References

  1. ↑ Criscione, F.; Ponder, W.F. (2013). "A phylogenetic analysis of rissooidean and cingulopsoidean families (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66 (3): 1075–1082. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.11.026. PMID 23238494.
  2. ↑ Rissoidae Gray, 1847. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rissoidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. ↑ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1