Rissoidae | |
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Black-and-white photo of apertural view of the paratype of Alvinia gallinacea from Poor Knights Islands. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
Family: | Rissoidae Gray, 1847 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Rissoidae is a large family of sea snails. Members of the Rissoidae are very small in size and possess an operculum.