Rissoa violacea

Rissoa violacea, common name the violet risso, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Rissoa violacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Rissoidae
Genus:
Rissoa
Species:
R. violacea
Binomial name
Rissoa violacea
Desmarest, 1814

Description

Distribution
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References
  1. Rissoa violacea Desmarest, 1814. Gofas, S. (2010). Rissoa violacea Desmarest, 1814. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141374 on 9 August 2010 .


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