Moerchiella bozzettii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Rissoinidae
Genus:
Moerchiella
Species:
M. bozzettii
Binomial name
Moerchiella bozzettii
(Faber, 2015)
Synonyms
  • Rissoina (Moerchiella) bozzettii Faber, 2015 ·
  • Rissoina (Moerchiella) cylindrica Bozzetti, 2009
  • Rissoina bozzettii Faber, 2015
  • Rissoina cylindrica Bozzetti, 2009 (invalid: junior homonym of Rissoina cylindrica Preston, 1908; R. bozzettii is a replacement name) ·

Moerchiella bozzettii is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 10.5 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Moerchiella bozzettii (Faber, 2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=889355 on 2023-10-28
  • Bozzetti L. (2009). Rissoina (Moerchiella) cylindrica sp. nov. (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Rissoidae: Rissoininae) dal Madagascar meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 62: 11-12
  • Faber, M. J. (2015). A new replacement name in Rissoinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Miscellanea Malacologica. 6: 88.


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