Rissoina deshayesi is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]

Rissoina deshayesi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Rissoina
Species:
R. deshayesi
Binomial name
Rissoina deshayesi
Schwartz, 1860
Synonyms

Rissoina (Phosinella) deshayesi Schwartz, 1860

Description

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The height of the shell attains 5.5 mm

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion and the Aldabra Atol.

References

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  1. ^ Rissoina deshayesi Schwartz. WoRMS (2009). Rissoina deshayesi Schwartz. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216953 on 9 August 2010 .
  • Schwartz von Mohrenstern G. (1860-1864). über die familie der Rissoiden und insbesondere die gattung Rissoina. Denkschriften der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 19 [1860], pp. 71–188 + 11 pl.; [1864], pp. 56 + 4 pl.
  • Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
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  • "Rissoina (Phosinella) deshayesi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.