Rissoidae is a large family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum , marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha .
Distribution and habitat This family of snails is found worldwide. They live on sandy or gravel bottoms among algae or marine plants. They are also found under rocks in crevices or sheltered places.
The classification within this family was a long time not clarified. The number of genera and subgenera was subject to the individual interpretation of the researcher. The following subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi of 2005:
Rissoinae Gray , 1847 Rissoininae Stimpson, 1865
In 2013 the subfamily Rissoininae was elevated to the rank of family Rissoinidae by Criscione F. & Ponder W.F.
Genera within the family Rissoidae include:
Genera brought into synonymy Adolphinoba Powell, 1930: synonym of Attenuata Ameririssoa Ponder, 1985: synonym of Alvania Risso , 1826Apicularia Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Rissoa Auriconoba Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Pusillina Benzia Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Pusillina Crosseia P. Fischer, 1885: synonym of Crossea A. Adams, 1865Elatiella Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Rissoa Freminville in Desmarest, 1814Flemellia Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Alvinia Galeodina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Alvania Risso , 1826Goniostoma Villa, 1841: synonym of Rissoa Freminville in Desmarest, 1814Gueriniana Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Rissoa Freminville in Desmarest, 1814Haurakiopsis A. W. B. Powell, 1937: synonym of Haurakia Iredale, 1915Lamarckia Leach, 1852: synonym of Rissoa Freminville in Desmarest, 1814Liavenustia Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of [Rissoa] Freminville in Desmarest, 1814Lilacinia Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Rissoa Freminville in Desmarest, 1814Linemera Finlay, 1924: synonym of Alvania Risso, 1826Loxostoma Bivona-Bernardi, 1838: synonym of Rissoa Freminville in Desmarest, 1814Massotia Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884: synonym of Alvania Risso, 1826Mereliniopsis Ponder, 1967: synonym of Merelina Moniziella Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Alvinia Monterosato, 1884Mutiturboella Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Pusillina Monterosato, 1884Nobolira Finlay, 1926: synonym of Attenuata Notosetia Iredale, 1915: synonym of Putilla A. Adams, 1867Ovirissoa Hedley, 1916: synonym of Onoba (Ovirissoa)Onoba Parvisetia Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Setia Persephona Leach, 1852: synonym of Rissoa Freminville in Desmarest, 1814Plagiostyla Fischer, 1872: synonym of Plagyostila Promerelina Powell, 1926: synonym of Merelina Radiata Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Pusillina Monterosato, 1884Rissoia Bronn, 1848: synonym of Rissoa Freminville in Desmarest, 1814Rissostomia G. O. Sars, 1878: synonym of Rissoa Freminville in Desmarest, 1814Rudolphosetia Monterosato, 1917: synonym of Setia Sabanea Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Rissoa Freminville in Desmarest, 1814Schwartzia Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884: synonym of Rissoa Freminville in Desmarest, 1814Sfaxiella Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Rissoa Freminville in Desmarest, 1814Subestea Cotton, 1944: synonym of Onoba (Subestea) Cotton, 1944 represented as Onoba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1852Subonoba Iredale, 1915 : synonym of Onoba H. & A. Adams, 1852Teretianax Iredale, 1918 : synonym of Pyramidelloides G. Nevill, 1885Tharsiella Bush, 1897: synonym of Cirsonella Angas, 1877Turboella Leach, 1847: synonym of Rissoa Freminville in Desmarest, 1814Turgidina Verduin, 1979: synonym of Pusillina Monterosato, 1884Varisetia Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Setia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1852Vitricithna Laseron, 1956: synonym of Haurakia Iredale, 1915Zippora Leach, 1852: synonym of Rissoa Freminville in Desmarest, 1814
