Rissoa olangoensis

Rissoa olangoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Rissoa
Species:
R. olangoensis
Binomial name
Rissoa olangoensis
Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015

Rissoa olangoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Rissoidae.[1] The species was originally found by fishermen in the Philippines, who were interested in shelled molluses. The fishermen took pictures of it.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

Original description

  • Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Stahlschmidt P. (2015). New shelled molluscan species from the central Philippines I. Visaya. 4(3): 15–59. page(s): 24, pl. 8 figs 1–3.

References

  1. ^ Rissoa olangoensis Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Poppe, Guido; Tagaro, Sheila; Stahlschmidt, Peter. "New Shelled Molluscan Species from the Central Philippines". Research Gate. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
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