Rissoina krebsii explained

Rissoina krebsii is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico off Cuba.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.5 mm.^[1]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[1] Maximum recorded depth is 45 m.^[1]

References

• Mörch O.A.L. (1876). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. Malakozoologische Blätter, 23: 45-58, 87-143
• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

Notes and References

1. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .