Rissopsetia gracilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Rissopsetia gracilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Rissopsetia
Species:
R. gracilis
Binomial name
Rissopsetia gracilis
(W. R. B. Oliver, 1915)
Synonyms[1]
  • Epigrus gracilis Oliver, 1915

Taxonomy

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Tentatively assigned to Rissopsetia by Ponder (1974); does not belong to Epigrus (Rissooidea).[1]

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rosenberg, G. (2012). Pyramidellidae incertae sedis gracilis Oliver, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599067 on 2012-08-26
  • Oliver, W. R. B. "The mollusca of the Kermadec Islands." Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. Vol. 47. 1915.
  • Ponder W. 1974. A review of the Australian species assigned to Rissopsis Garrett with a description of a new species of Rissopsetia (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia, 3: 25-35
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