Rissoidae

Taxobox
name = Rissoidae
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
subclassis = Orthogastropoda
superordo = Caenogastropoda
ordo = Sorbeoconcha
subordo = Hypsogastropoda
Infraordo = Littorinimorpha
superfamilia = Rissooidea
familia = Rissoidae
familia_authority = Gray, 1847
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = See text.

Rissoidae is a family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Sorbeoconcha.

Distribution

This family of snails is found worldwide.

hell description

The small shells of rissoids can be conical, ovate or subcylindrical. They can be smooth or sculptured. They have an operculum.

Subfamilies

The following subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi of 2005
* Rissoinae Gray, 1847
* Rissoininae Stimpson, 1865

Genera within the family Rissoidae

* "Alvania" Risso, 1826
* "Alvinia" Monterosato, 1884
* "Anabathron" Frauenfeld, 1867
* "Awanuia" Powell, 1927
* "Benthonella" Dall, 1889
* "Benthonellania" Dall, 1889
* "Boreocingula" Golikov and Kussakin, 1974
* "Cingula" Fleming, 1828
* "Crepitacella" Guppy, 1867
* "Dipsotoma" Laseron, 1956
* "Estea" Iredale, 1915
* "Fictonoba" Ponder, 1967
* "Floridiscrobs" Pilsbry and McGinty, 1949
* "Folinia" Crosse, 1868
* "Frigidoalvania" Waren, 1974
* "Lironoba" Iredale, 1915
* "Overelina" Iredale, 1915
* "Manawatawhia" Powell, 1937
* "Manzonia" Brusina, 1870
* "Merelina" Iredale, 1915
* "Microdryas" Laseron, 1950
* "Microestea" Ponder, 1965
* "Microstelma" A. Adams, 1863
* "Nannoteretispira" Habe, 1961
* "Notoscrobs" Powell, 1927
* "Nozeba" Iredale, 1915
* "Onoba" H. Adams and A. Adams, 1852
* "Overelina" Iredale, 1915
* "Ovirissoa" Hedley, 1916
* "Parashiela"
* "Powellisetia" Powell, 1965
* "Pusillina"
* "Pseudestea" Ponder, 1967
* "Rissoa" Freminville, 1814
* "Rissoina" D'Orbigny, 1840
* "Rissopsis" Garrett, 1873
* "Ruapukea" Dell, 1952
* "Schwartziella" Ponder, 1985
* "Scrobs" Watson, 1886
* "Scrupus" Finlay, 1927
* "Setia" H. and A. Adams, 1852
* "Stosicia" Brusina, 1870
* "Subonoba" Iredale, 1915
* "Striatestea" Powell, 1927
* "Teretianax" Iredale, 1918
* "Vitricithra"
* "Zebina" H. Adams and A. Adams, 1854

References

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* Powell A. W. B., "New Zealand Mollusca", William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1