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Family: Rissoinidae



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83 species
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Indo-Pacific. Subtropica

Apataxia cerithiiformis (Tryon, 1887)

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Apataxia cerithiiformis
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Moerchiella dorbignyi
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Phosinella exasperata
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Phosinella phormis
[]

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Pacific Ocean.

Rissoina ambigua (Gould, 1849)

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Rissoina ambigua
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Rissoina angeli
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Rissoina antoni
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Rissoina artensis
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Rissoina balteata
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Rissoina barthelowi
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Rissoina bertholleti
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Rissoina bicollaris
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Rissoina birestes
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Rissoina bruguieri
[Bruguiere's risso]
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Rissoina bryerea
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Rissoina burragei
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Rissoina californica
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Rissoina cancellata
[Cancellate risso]
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Rissoina catesbyana
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Rissoina cerithioides
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Rissoina cerrosensis
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Rissoina chesnelii
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Rissoina clathrata
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Rissoina concinna
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Max. Length 0.6 cm SHL

 
Rissoina costata
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Rissoina crassa
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL

 
Rissoina decussata
[Decussate risso]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Rissoina dyscrita
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Max. Length 0.4 cm NG

 
Rissoina elegantissima
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Rissoina expansa
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Rissoina fasciata
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Rissoina fenestrata
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Rissoina firmata
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Max. Length 3.7 cm DL

 
Rissoina fischeri
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Rissoina fortis
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Rissoina fratercula
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Rissoina gigantea
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Rissoina hannai
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Rissoina harryleei
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Rissoina heronensis
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Rissoina histia
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Rissoina honoluluensis
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Rissoina hummelincki
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Rissoina indiscreta
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Rissoina keenae
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Rissoina krebsii
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Rissoina labrosa
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Rissoina lamberti
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Rissoina lapazana
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Rissoina materinsulae
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Rissoina mayori
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Rissoina melanelloides
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Rissoina mexicana
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Rissoina multicostata
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Rissoina nereina
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Rissoina newcombei
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Rissoina nodicincta
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Rissoina obeliscus
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Rissoina pachystoma
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Rissoina peninsularis
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Rissoina percrassa
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Rissoina plicata
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Rissoina ponderi
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL

 
Rissoina princeps
[Fine-ribbed risso]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Rissoina privati
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Rissoina pulchella
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Rissoina pulchra
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Rissoina redferni
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Max. Length 2.5 cm ShH

 
Rissoina reticulata
[]

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
Rissoina sagraiana D'Orbigny, 1842

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Rissoina sagraiana
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Rissoina scalariana
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Rissoina schubelae
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Rissoina scolopax
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL

 
Rissoina sigmifer
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Rissoina striata
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Rissoina striatocostata
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Rissoina stricta
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Rissoina striosa
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Rissoina tenuistriata
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Rissoina tornatilis
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Rissoina torresiana
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Rissoina vanderspoeli
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Sulcorissoina imbricata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Apataxia cerithiiformis Indo-Pacific. Subtropica 1887
Moerchiella dorbignyi Eastern Central Pacific 1853
Phosinella exasperata Eastern Central Pacific 1866
Phosinella phormis Western Indian Ocean 1904
Rissoina ambigua Pacific Ocean. 1849
Rissoina angeli Western Central Atlantic. 0.6 DL 2002
Rissoina antoni Western Pacific 1860
Rissoina artensis Western Central Pacific 1872
Rissoina balteata Western Pacific. 1869
Rissoina barthelowi Western Pacific. 1915
Rissoina bertholleti Mediterranean Sea. 1869
Rissoina bicollaris Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 1860
Rissoina birestes Western Pacific 1956
Rissoina bruguieri Bruguiere's risso Mediterranean Sea. 1826
Rissoina bryerea Western Central Atlantic 1803
Rissoina burragei Western Central Atlantic 1915
Rissoina californica Western Central Atlantic 1915
Rissoina cancellata Cancellate risso Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 1847
Rissoina catesbyana Western Atlantic. 1842
Rissoina cerithioides Western Atlantic and Cent 0.9 DL 1840
Rissoina cerrosensis Western Atlantic and Cent 1915
Rissoina chesnelii Western Atlantic and Cent 1830
Rissoina clathrata Western Central Pacific 1853
Rissoina concinna Western Pacific 1956
Rissoina costata Indo-Pacific. 0.6 SHL 1853
Rissoina crassa Indo-West Pacific 1871
Rissoina decussata Decussate risso Western Atlantic 1.0 DL 1803
Rissoina dyscrita Western Central Atlantic 0.6 DL 1990
Rissoina elegantissima Western Central Atlantic. 0.4 NG 1842
Rissoina expansa Western Central Atlantic. 1865
Rissoina fasciata Eastern Indian Ocean 1853
Rissoina fenestrata Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1860
Rissoina firmata Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1852
Rissoina fischeri Western Atlantic. 3.7 DL 1949
Rissoina fortis Eastern Pacific. 1852
Rissoina fratercula Eastern Central Pacific 1994
Rissoina gigantea Western Central Pacific 1848
Rissoina hannai Western Central Pacific 1948
Rissoina harryleei Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 2009
Rissoina heronensis Eastern Central Pacific 1956
Rissoina histia Eastern Central Pacific 1915
Rissoina honoluluensis Eastern Central Pacific 1886
Rissoina hummelincki Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1988
Rissoina indiscreta Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1989
Rissoina keenae Western Atlantic. 1948
Rissoina krebsii Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1876
Rissoina labrosa Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1860
Rissoina lamberti Western Pacific 1870
Rissoina lapazana Western Pacific 1915
Rissoina materinsulae Western Central Pacific 1904
Rissoina mayori Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1927
Rissoina melanelloides Western Atlantic. 1930
Rissoina mexicana Western Atlantic. 1915
Rissoina multicostata Western Atlantic 0.5 DL 1850
Rissoina nereina Western Atlantic 1915
Rissoina newcombei Canada 1897
Rissoina nodicincta Western Central Pacific 1853
Rissoina obeliscus Indo-West Pacific 1860
Rissoina pachystoma Western Indian Ocean 1896
Rissoina peninsularis Western Indian Ocean 1915
Rissoina percrassa Eastern Central Pacific 1874
Rissoina plicata Pacific. 1851
Rissoina ponderi Pacific. 2022
Rissoina princeps Fine-ribbed risso Western Atlantic 1.5 DL 1850
Rissoina privati Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1867
Rissoina pulchella Pacific Ocean
Rissoina pulchra Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 1850
Rissoina redferni Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 2002
Rissoina reticulata Western Pacific 2.5 ShH 1824
Rissoina sagraiana Western Central Atlantic 0.5 DL 1842
Rissoina scalariana Indo-Pacific. 1853
Rissoina schubelae Eastern Central Pacific 1994
Rissoina scolopax Western Pacific 1881
Rissoina sigmifer Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL 1876
Rissoina striata Western Central Pacific 1832
Rissoina striatocostata Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1842
Rissoina stricta Southeast Pacific 1850
Rissoina striosa Western Atlantic 0.8 DL 1850
Rissoina tenuistriata Pacific Ocean. 1867
Rissoina tornatilis Western Central Pacific 1861
Rissoina torresiana Eastern Central Pacific 1956
Rissoina vanderspoeli Western Central Atlantic 0.3 DL 1988
Sulcorissoina imbricata Eastern Central Pacific 1861



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