| Rissoa olangoensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Rissoa |
| Species: | R. olangoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rissoa olangoensis | |
Rissoa olangoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Rissoidae.1 The species was originally found by fishermen in the Philippines, who were interested in shelled mollusks. The fishermen took pictures of it.2
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
Original description
- Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Stahlschmidt P. (2015). New shelled molluscan species from the central Philippines I. Visaya. 4(3): 15–59. page(s): 24, pl. 8 figs 1–3.
References
References
- Rissoa olangoensis Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Poppe, Guido; Tagaro, Sheila; Stahlschmidt, Peter. "New Shelled Molluscan Species from the Central Philippines". Research Gate. Retrieved March 1, 2025.