Species of gastropod
Rissoina ambigua
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A shell of Rissoina ambigua
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Gastropoda
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Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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Order:
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Littorinimorpha
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Family:
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Rissoinidae
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Genus:
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Rissoina
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Species:
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R. ambigua
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Binomial name
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Rissoina ambigua
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Synonyms
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- Peripetella immersa Laseron, C.F., 1956
- Peripetella queenslandica Laseron, 1956
- Rissoa multicostata Garrett, A., 1857
- Rissoina costulifera Pease, W.H., 1862
- Rissoina crebrecostata Thiele, J., 1930
- Rissoina materinsulae Pilsbry, H.A., 1904
- Rissoina pulchella Brazier, J., 1877
- Rissoina pusilla Schwartz, G., 1860
- Rissoina (Rissoina) ambigua parryensis Ladd, H.S., 1966
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Rissoina ambigua is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 6 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific.
References
- Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43-50.
- Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 60
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