Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order Littorinimorpha > Superfamily Rissooidea > Family Rissoidae > Genus Rissoa

Rissoa variabilis (Von Mühlfeldt, 1824)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Rissoa*	Desmarest, 1814	accepted genus name
*Apicularia*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym
*Goniostoma*	Villa, 1841	synonym
*Lilacinia*	Nordsieck, 1972	synonym
*Rissoa (Apicularia)*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym
*Rissoia*	Bronn, 1848	synonym
*Rissostomia*	G.O. Sars, 1878	synonym
*Sabanea*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym
*Sfaxiella*	Nordsieck, 1972	synonym
*Turboella*	Leach, 1847	synonym
*Zippora*	Leach, 1852	synonym

Species group names

*Helix variabilis*	Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824	synonym
*Rissoa costata*	Desmarest, 1814	synonym
*Rissoa costulata*	Risso, 1826	synonym
*Rissoa desmaresti*	Récluz, 1843	synonym
*Rissoa spongicola*	Dautzenberg, 1883	synonym
*Rissoa variabilis var. brevis*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884	synonym
*Rissoa variabilis var. elongata*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884	synonym
*Rissoia neglecta*	Locard, 1886	synonym
*Rissoia protensa*	Locard, 1886	synonym
*Turbo rissoanus*	Delle Chiaje, 1828	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: variable risso

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	MacDonald & Co (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Rissoa variabilis. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141372

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Environment

marine

Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex IV EU Habitat Directive Annex IV: Species of community interest in need of strict protection.

IUCN:
Red List status DD 2008 This species is data deficient, there is inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution and/or population status according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

This species is data deficient, there is inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution and/or population status according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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2004-12-21 by Serge Gofas

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