Rissoella Explained

Rissoella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropods, in the family Rissoellidae.^[1]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Rissoella

Synonyms

• Rissoella bakeri A. M. Strong, 1938: synonym of Elachisina bakeri (A. M. Strong, 1938)
• Rissoella bifasciata (Carpenter, 1857): synonym of Barleeia bifasciata (Carpenter, 1856)
• Rissoella californica Bartsch, 1927: synonym of Elachisina grippi Dall, 1918
• Rissoella duperrei (Vélain, 1877): synonym of Eatoniella duperrei (Vélain, 1877)
• Rissoella excolpa Bartsch, 1920: synonym of Elachisina grippi Dall, 1918
• Rissoella glaber Gray, 1847: synonym of Rissoella glabra Gray, 1847: synonym of Rissoella diaphana (Alder, 1848) (wrong gender agreement)
• Rissoella glabra Gray, 1847: synonym of Rissoella diaphana (Alder, 1848)
• Rissoella johnstoni F. Baker, Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1930: synonym of Elachisina johnstoni (F. Baker, Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1930)
• Rissoella paupercula (C. B. Adams, 1852): synonym of Barleeia paupercula (C. B. Adams, 1852)
• Rissoella punicea (Laseron, 1950): synonym of Rissoella secunda (Iredale, 1912)

References

• 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
• Ponder, W.F. (1966). The New Zealand species previously known as Zelaxitas Finlay, 1927 (Mollusca Gastropoda). Records of the Dominion Museum 5: 163–176
• Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
• Petit R.E. (2012) John Edward Gray (1800-1875): his malacological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 3214: 1–125. page(s): 101

External links

• Gray J.E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 15: 129-219
• Thiele, J. (1912). Die antarktischen Schnecken und Muscheln. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. 13, Zoologie. 5(2): 185-285, pls 11-19.
• Finlay H.J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 320-485, pls 18-23
• Iredale, T. (1912). New generic names and new species of marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 10(3): 217-228
• Robertson R. 1962. Supplementary notes on the Rissoellidae. Notulae Naturae, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 352: 1-2
• Natural History Museum Rotterdam: images of Rissoella
• Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011) Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rissoella Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138438 on 2022-04-15