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Family: Rissoinidae (See list of species below)

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63 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)


Apataxia cerithiiformis
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Moerchiella dorbignyi
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Phosinella exasperata
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Phosinella phormis
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Rissoina ambigua
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Rissoina angeli
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Rissoina antoni
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Rissoina artensis
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Rissoina balteata
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Rissoina bertholleti
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Rissoina bicollaris
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Rissoina birestes
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Rissoina bruguieri
[Bruguiere's risso]
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Rissoina cancellata
[Cancellate risso]
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Rissoina cerithioides
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Rissoina clathrata
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Rissoina concinna
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Rissoina costata
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Rissoina crassa
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Rissoina decussata
[Decussate risso]
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Rissoina dyscrita
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Rissoina elegantissima
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Rissoina fasciata
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Rissoina fenestrata
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Rissoina firmata
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Rissoina fratercula
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Rissoina gigantea
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Rissoina harryleei
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Rissoina heronensis
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Rissoina honoluluensis
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Rissoina hummelincki
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Rissoina indiscreta
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Rissoina krebsii
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Rissoina labrosa
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Rissoina lamberti
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Rissoina materinsulae
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Rissoina mayori
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Rissoina multicostata
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Rissoina newcombei
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Rissoina nodicincta
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Rissoina obeliscus
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Rissoina pachystoma
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Rissoina percrassa
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Rissoina plicata
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Rissoina princeps
[Fine-ribbed risso]
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Rissoina privati
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Rissoina pulchella
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Rissoina pulchra
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Rissoina redferni
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Rissoina reticulata
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Rissoina sagraiana
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Rissoina schubelae
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Rissoina scolopax
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Rissoina sigmifer
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Rissoina striata
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Rissoina striatocostata
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Rissoina stricta
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Rissoina striosa
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Rissoina tenuistriata
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Rissoina tornatilis
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Rissoina torresiana
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Rissoina vanderspoeli
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Sulcorissoina imbricata
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63 Species of Family Rissoinidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Apataxia cerithiiformis Indo-Pacific. Subtropica
Moerchiella dorbignyi Eastern Central Pacific
Phosinella exasperata Eastern Central Pacific
Phosinella phormis Western Indian Ocean
Rissoina ambigua Pacific Ocean.
Rissoina angeli Western Central Atlantic. 0.63 DL
Rissoina antoni Western Pacific
Rissoina artensis Western Central Pacific
Rissoina balteata Western Pacific.
Rissoina bertholleti Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoina bicollaris Western Atlantic. 0.73 DL
Rissoina birestes Western Pacific
Rissoina bruguieri Bruguiere's risso Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoina cancellata Cancellate risso Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL
Rissoina cerithioides Western Atlantic and Cent 0.87 DL
Rissoina clathrata Western Central Pacific
Rissoina concinna Western Pacific
Rissoina costata Indo-Pacific. 0.55 SHL
Rissoina crassa Indo-West Pacific
Rissoina decussata Decussate risso Western Atlantic 0.97 DL
Rissoina dyscrita Western Central Atlantic 0.6 DL
Rissoina elegantissima Western Central Atlantic. 0.375 NG
Rissoina fasciata Eastern Indian Ocean
Rissoina fenestrata Western Atlantic. 0.45 DL
Rissoina firmata Western Atlantic. 0.47 DL
Rissoina fratercula Eastern Central Pacific
Rissoina gigantea Western Central Pacific
Rissoina harryleei Western Atlantic. 0.39 DL
Rissoina heronensis Eastern Central Pacific
Rissoina honoluluensis Eastern Central Pacific
Rissoina hummelincki Western Atlantic. 0.475 DL
Rissoina indiscreta Western Atlantic. 0.54 DL
Rissoina krebsii Western Atlantic. 0.45 DL
Rissoina labrosa Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL
Rissoina lamberti Western Pacific
Rissoina materinsulae Western Central Pacific
Rissoina mayori Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL
Rissoina multicostata Western Atlantic 0.52 DL
Rissoina newcombei Canada
Rissoina nodicincta Western Central Pacific
Rissoina obeliscus Indo-West Pacific
Rissoina pachystoma Western Indian Ocean
Rissoina percrassa Eastern Central Pacific
Rissoina plicata Pacific.
Rissoina princeps Fine-ribbed risso Western Atlantic 1.5 DL
Rissoina privati Western Atlantic. 0.55 DL
Rissoina pulchella Pacific Ocean
Rissoina pulchra Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL
Rissoina redferni Western Atlantic. 0.85 DL
Rissoina reticulata Western Pacific 2.5 ShH
Rissoina sagraiana Western Central Atlantic 0.5 DL
Rissoina schubelae Eastern Central Pacific
Rissoina scolopax Western Pacific
Rissoina sigmifer Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL
Rissoina striata Western Central Pacific
Rissoina striatocostata Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL
Rissoina stricta Southeast Pacific
Rissoina striosa Western Atlantic 0.8 DL
Rissoina tenuistriata Pacific Ocean.
Rissoina tornatilis Western Central Pacific
Rissoina torresiana Eastern Central Pacific
Rissoina vanderspoeli Western Central Atlantic 0.31 DL
Sulcorissoina imbricata Eastern Central Pacific



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