Crisilla basteriae is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Crisilla basteriae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Crisilla
Species:
C. basteriae
Binomial name
Crisilla basteriae
(Moolenbeek & Faber, 1986)
Synonyms
  • Alvania basteriae (Moolenbeek & Faber, 1986)
  • Cingula basteriae Moolenbeek & Faber, 1987

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 1.4 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in European waters along the Canary Islands.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Crisilla basteriae (Moolenbeek & Faber, 1986). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1393094 on 2020-05-11
  • an Dingenen F., Ceulemans L. & Landau B.M. (2016). The lower Pliocene gastropods of Le Pigeon Blanc (Loire-Atlantique, north west France), 2. Caenogastropoda. Cainozoic Research. 16(2): 109–219.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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  • "Alvania basteriae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  • Moolenbeek R. & Faber M. (1986). A new micromollusc from the Canary Islands (Mollusca, Gastropoda: Rissoacea). Basteria 50: 177-180