Overview
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Rissoidae is a large family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.
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This family of snails is found worldwide. They live on sandy or gravel bottoms among algae or marine plants. They are also found under rocks in crevices or sheltered places.
Subfamilies
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The classification of this family is still not under study. The number of genera and subgenera is subject to individual interpretation of the researcher. The following subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi of 2005:
- Rissoinae Gray, 1847
- Rissoininae Stimpson, 1865
Genera
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Genera within the family Rissoidae include : [1] [2][3]:
Alvania clathrella
Rissoina crassa
- Alvania Risso, 1826
- Alvinia Monterosato, 1884
- Amphirissoa Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897
- Attenuata Hedley, 1918
- Awanuia Powell, 1927
- Benthonella Dall, 1889
- Benthonellania Dall, 1889
- Boreocingula Golikov and Kussakin, 1974
- Botryphallus Ponder, 1990
- Cingula Fleming, 1828
- Crepitacella Guppy, 1867
- Crisilla Monterosato, 1917
- Dipsotoma Laseron, 1956
- Estea Iredale, 1915
- Floridiscrobs Pilsbry and McGinty, 1949
- Folinia Crosse, 1868
- Frigidoalvania Waren, 1974
- Gofasia Bouchet & War?n, 1993
- Lironoba Iredale, 1915
- Lucidestea Laseron, 1956
- Overelina Iredale, 1915
- Manawatawhia Powell, 1937
- Manzonia Brusina, 1870
- Merelina Iredale, 1915
- Microdryas Laseron, 1950
- Microestea Ponder, 1965
- Microstelma A. Adams, 1863
- Notoscrobs Powell, 1927
- Obtusella Cossmann, 1921
- Omanimerelina Moolenbeek & Bosch, 2007
- Onoba H. Adams and A. Adams, 1852
- Overelina Iredale, 1915
- Ovirissoa Hedley, 1916
- Pandalosia Laseron, 1956
- Parashiela Laseron, 1956
- Peringiella Monterosato, 1878
- Plagyostila Folin, 1872
- Pontiturboella Sitnikova, Starobogatov, Anistratenko, 1992
- Porosalvania Gofas, 2007
- Powellisetia Powell, 1965
- Pseudosetia Monterosato, 1884
- Pusillina Monterosato, 1884
- Pseudestea Ponder, 1967
- Quarkia Faber, 2009
- Rissoa Freminville, 1814
- Rissoina D'Orbigny, 1840
- Rissolina Gould, 1861
- Rissopsis Garrett, 1873
- Ruapukea Dell, 1952
- Schwartziella Ponder, 1985
- Scrobs Watson, 1886
- Scrupus Finlay, 1927
- Setia H. and A. Adams, 1852
- Simulamerelina Ponder, 1985
- Stosicia Brusina, 1870
- Subonoba Iredale, 1915 : synonym of Onoba H. & A. Adams, 1852
- Striatestea Powell, 1927
- Teretianax Iredale, 1918 : synonym of ccepted as Pyramidelloides G. Nevill, 1885
- Thaleia War?n, 1979
- Tomlinella Viader, 1938
- Vitricithra
- Voorwindia Ponder, 1985
- Zebina H. Adams and A. Adams, 1854
Alvania clathrella
Rissoina crassa
- Alvania Risso, 1826
- Alvinia Monterosato, 1884
- Amphirissoa Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897
- Attenuata Hedley, 1918
- Awanuia Powell, 1927
- Benthonella Dall, 1889
- Benthonellania Dall, 1889
- Boreocingula Golikov and Kussakin, 1974
- Botryphallus Ponder, 1990
- Cingula Fleming, 1828
- Crepitacella Guppy, 1867
- Crisilla Monterosato, 1917
- Dipsotoma Laseron, 1956
- Estea Iredale, 1915
- Floridiscrobs Pilsbry and McGinty, 1949
- Folinia Crosse, 1868
- Frigidoalvania Waren, 1974
- Gofasia Bouchet & War?n, 1993
- Lironoba Iredale, 1915
- Lucidestea Laseron, 1956
- Overelina Iredale, 1915
- Manawatawhia Powell, 1937
- Manzonia Brusina, 1870
- Merelina Iredale, 1915
- Microdryas Laseron, 1950
- Microestea Ponder, 1965
- Microstelma A. Adams, 1863
- Notoscrobs Powell, 1927
- Obtusella Cossmann, 1921
- Omanimerelina Moolenbeek & Bosch, 2007
- Onoba H. Adams and A. Adams, 1852
- Overelina Iredale, 1915
- Ovirissoa Hedley, 1916
- Pandalosia Laseron, 1956
- Parashiela Laseron, 1956
- Peringiella Monterosato, 1878
- Plagyostila Folin, 1872
- Pontiturboella Sitnikova, Starobogatov, Anistratenko, 1992
- Porosalvania Gofas, 2007
- Powellisetia Powell, 1965
- Pseudosetia Monterosato, 1884
- Pusillina Monterosato, 1884
- Pseudestea Ponder, 1967
- Quarkia Faber, 2009
- Rissoa Freminville, 1814
- Rissoina D'Orbigny, 1840
- Rissolina Gould, 1861
- Rissopsis Garrett, 1873
- Ruapukea Dell, 1952
- Schwartziella Ponder, 1985
- Scrobs Watson, 1886
- Scrupus Finlay, 1927
- Setia H. and A. Adams, 1852
- Simulamerelina Ponder, 1985
- Stosicia Brusina, 1870
- Subonoba Iredale, 1915 : synonym of Onoba H. & A. Adams, 1852
- Striatestea Powell, 1927
- Teretianax Iredale, 1918 : synonym of ccepted as Pyramidelloides G. Nevill, 1885
- Thaleia War?n, 1979
- Tomlinella Viader, 1938
- Vitricithra
- Voorwindia Ponder, 1985
- Zebina H. Adams and A. Adams, 1854
References
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- ^ WoRMS : Rissoidae; accessed : 25 October 2010
- ^ "Rissoidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=70797.
- ^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
Taxonomy
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The Family Rissoidae is a member of the Superfamily Rissooidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Rissoidae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa
- Lophotrochozoans
- Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
- Phylum: Mollusca
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
- Class: Gastropoda
Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
- Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder: Caenogastropoda
Cox, 1960
- Order: Sorbeoconcha
Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder: Hypsogastropoda
Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder: Littorinimorpha
Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- Superfamily: Rissooidea
J.E. Gray, 1847
- Family: Rissoidae J.E. Gray, 1847
- Superfamily: Rissooidea
J.E. Gray, 1847
- Infraorder: Littorinimorpha
Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- Suborder: Hypsogastropoda
Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Order: Sorbeoconcha
Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Superorder: Caenogastropoda
Cox, 1960
- Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Class: Gastropoda
Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
- Phylum: Mollusca
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
- Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
- Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa
- Lophotrochozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Family Rissoidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Subfamily (4): Lironobinae · Putillinae · Rissoinae · Rissoininae
- Genus (59): Alvania · Attenuata · Barleia · Bathyliotia · Benthonella · Benthonellania · Boreocingula · Botryphallus · Buvignieria · Cingula · Crepitacella · Crisilla · Dardanula · Dentarene · Estea · Folinia · Frigidoalvania · Hudlestoniella · Isselia · Jeffreysiella · Kalchreuthia · Linemera · Lironoba · Lucidestea · Manzonia · Merelina · Microstelma · Mohrensternia · Nannoteretispira · Obtusella · Onoba · Parashiela · Peringiella · Phosinella · Plagyostila · Powellisetia · Powellsetia · Pseudalvania · Pseudosetia · Pusillina · Putilla · Rissoa · Rissoia · Rissoidae · Rissoina · Rissonia · Rissostomia · Rudolphosetia · Schwartziella · Scrobs · Setia · Stiva · Stosica · Stosicia · Striatestea · Turboella · Turbona · Vitricithra · Zebina
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 927 species and subspecies in the Family Rissoidae.
Genera
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Alvania
Alvania is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. [more]
Attenuata
Barleia
Bathyliotia
Benthonella
Benthonellania
Boreocingula
Botryphallus
Buvignieria
Cingula
Crepitacella
Crisilla
Dardanula
Dentarene
Estea
Folinia
Frigidoalvania
Hudlestoniella
Isselia
Jeffreysiella
Kalchreuthia
Linemera
Lironoba
Lucidestea
Manzonia
Merelina
Microstelma
Mohrensternia
Nannoteretispira
Obtusella
Onoba
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Parashiela
Peringiella
Phosinella
Plagyostila
Powellisetia
Powellsetia
Pseudalvania
Pseudosetia
Pusillina
Putilla
Rissoa
Rissoia
Rissoidae
Rissoina
Rissonia
Rissostomia
Rudolphosetia
Schwartziella
Scrobs
Setia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Stiva
Stosica
Stosicia
Striatestea
Turboella
Turbona
Vitricithra
Zebina
At least 31 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Zebina.
More info about the Genus Zebina may be found here.
References
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- ^ WoRMS : Rissoidae; accessed : 25 October 2010
- ^ "Rissoidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=70797.
- ^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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