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Rissoa parva

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Rissooidea

Genus
  
Rissoa

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Rissoidae

Scientific name
  
Rissoa parva

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Rissoa, Cingula, Pusillina, Rissoa membranacea, Crisilla semistriata

Rissoa parva is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

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Taxonomy

The status of R. interrupta in relation to R. parva is still a point of discussion. Based on research of Wigham (1975), R. interrupta is considered by many authors as a variety of form of R. parva (Fretter & Graham, 1778; McKay & Smith, 1979). Nordsieck (1968) and Verduin (1976) think however that R. interrupta and R. parva are two different species. Both species have a sympatric appearance.

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.

References

Rissoa parva Wikipedia