Species under Rissoa
n= 37
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Rissoa aartseni
Verduin, 1985
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa alleryi
(Nordsieck, 1972)
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa angustior
(Monterosato, 1917)
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa atomus
Smith, 1890
Eastern Atlantic 0.1
Rissoa auriformis
Pallary, 1904
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa auriscalpium
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa cretacea
Kurtz, 1860
Western Atlantic
Rissoa curta
Dall, 1927
Western Atlantic 0.12
Rissoa decorata
Philippi, 1846
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa frauenfeldiana
Brusina, 1868
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa guerinii
Récluz, 1843
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa incompta
Gould, 1862
Western Atlantic 0.2
Rissoa interrupta
(Adams, 1800)
Spot-banded rissoa Northeast Atlantic
Rissoa italiensis
Verduin, 1985
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa labiosa
(Montagu, 1803)
Mediterranean
Rissoa lia
(Monterosato, 1884)
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa lilacina
Récluz, 1843
Northeast Atlantic
Rissoa membranacea
(Adams, 1800)
Thick-lipped spire shell Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Rissoa monodonta
Philippi, 1836
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa mortoni
Kurtz, 1860
Western Atlantic
Rissoa multicincta
(Smriglio & Mariottini, 1995)
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa ordinaria
Smith, 1890
Eastern Atlantic 0.13
Rissoa panhormensis
Verduin, 1985
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa paradoxa
(Monterosato, 1884)
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa parva
(da Costa, 1778)
Thick-lipped ribbed rissoa Northeast Atlantic, Arctic and the Mediterranean
Rissoa patens
Gould, 1862
Western Atlantic 0.3
Rissoa pompholyx
Dall, 1927
Western Atlantic 0.25
Rissoa pseustes
Smith, 1890
Eastern Atlantic 0.13
Rissoa pupoidea
Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851
Western Atlantic 0.18
Rissoa rodhensis
Verduin, 1985
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa scurra
(Monterosato, 1917)
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa similis
Scacchi, 1836
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa splendida
Eichwald, 1830
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa torquilla
Pallary, 1912
Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa variabilis
(Von Mühlfeldt, 1824)
Variable risso Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa ventricosa
Desmarest, 1814
Ventricose rissoa Mediterranean Sea
Rissoa violacea
Desmarest, 1814
Violet risso snail Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea
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