Obtusella Explained

Obtusella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.^[1]

Species

Seven species are currently recognised in the genus Obtusella.^[1]

• Obtusella erinacea (Linnaeus, 1758)^[2]
• Obtusella intersecta (S. Wood, 1857) – syn. Obtusella alderi (Jeffreys, 1858)^[3]
• Obtusella lata Rolán & Rubio, 1999^[4]
• Obtusella macilenta (Monterosato, 1880)^[5]
• Obtusella orisparvi Moreno, Peñas & Rolán, 2003^[6]
• Obtusella roseotincta (Dautzenberg, 1889)^[7]
• Obtusella tumidula (G. O. Sars, 1878)^[8]

Further reading

• Ponder W. F. (1985). A review of the Genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1-221
• Vaught, K. C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M. J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

Notes and References

1. Serge Gofas . 2012 . Obtusella Cossmann, 1921 . 138450 . July 20, 2012.
2. 2011 . Obtusella erinacea (Linnaeus, 1758) . 153680 . July 20, 2012.
3. Gary Rosenberg & Serge Gofas . 2012 . Obtusella intersecta . 141304 . July 20, 2012.
4. 2012 . Obtusella lata . 224698 . July 20, 2012.
5. Serge Gofas . 2011 . Obtusella macilenta . 141305 . July 20, 2012.
6. Philippe Bouchet . 2011 . Obtusella orisparvi Moreno, Peñas & Rolán, 2003 . 475260 . July 20, 2012.
7. Serge Gofas . 2010 . Obtusella roseotincta (Dautzenberg, 1889) . Marine Mollusca . 141306 . July 20, 2012.
8. Gary Rosenberg & Serge Gofas . 2012 . Obtusella tumidula . 141307 . July 20, 2012.