Rissoina multicostata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Rissoina |
| Species: | R. multicostata
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| Rissoina multicostata (C. B. Adams, 1850)
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Description edit
Habitat edit
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 525 m.[2]
References edit
- ^ Rissoina multicostata (C. B. Adams, 1850). WoRMS (2010). Rissoina multicostata (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419630 on 9 August 2010 .
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- Adams, C. B., 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology 7: 109-123
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
External links edit
- "Rissoina multicostata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.