Rissoa membranacea (J.Adams, 1800) is a animal in the Rissoidae family, order Littorinimorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Rissoa membranacea (J.Adams, 1800)

Rissoa membranacea (J.Adams, 1800)

Rissoa membranacea is a species with shells 4–11 mm long, found in the Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean’s Alboran Sea.

Family
Genus
Rissoa
Order
Littorinimorpha
Class
Gastropoda

About Rissoa membranacea (J.Adams, 1800)

This species, Rissoa membranacea (J.Adams, 1800), has a shell length that ranges between 4 millimeters and 11 millimeters. It is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean from Western Norway to the British Isles, and also in the Alboran Sea portion of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Rissoidae Rissoa

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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