A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania, by Simon Grove 

Last build: Sat Sep 04 08:05:14 Tasmania Standard Time 2010

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Alphabetical list of species epithets, including synonyms           Alphabetical list of species by common name      Alphabetical list of species by common name (group-name first)     

Step up two levels to family (-subfamily) Rissoidae - Rissoininae       Step up a level to genus Rissoina d'Orbigny, 1840

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Rissoina (Rissolina) angasi Pease, 1872 - “Angas rice-shell”  

Synonym(s): angasi Pease, 1872.

Taxonomic validity:  acceptable.



Image(s)
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Habitat and distribution
Presence in Tasmanian waters: confirmed.       Introduced?: no.       Extinct?: no.       Occurrence on Tasmanian beaches?: frequent.       Substrate: under rocks or stones.      Depth-range: in the shallow subtidal.      Tasmanian distribution: all round the coast - view locality listing (if available)      Australian range: not yet documented      Global range: not yet documented

Description and identification
Shell-bearing? yes.       Typical adult shell-length: 7 mm.

Compare with:

Rissoina elegantula

Rissoina fasciata

Rissoina gertrudis

Rissoina nivea

Rissoina rhyllensis