Rissoina punctostriata explained

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 10 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania, Senegal, Angola, the Cape Verdes, São Tomé and Príncipe.

References

• Talavera, F.G. (1975) Moluscos de sedimentos de la plataforma continental de Mauritania. Boletín del Instituto Español de Oceanografía, 192, 1-18, 4 pls. NIZT 682
• Gofas S. (1999). The West African Rissoidae (Gastropoda: Rissooidea) and their similarities to some European species. The Nautilus 113(3): 78-101
• Rolán E. & Luque Á.A. 2000. The subfamily Rissoininae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rissoidae) in the Cape Verde Archipelago (West África). Iberus 18(1): 21-94
• Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda