Rissoidae

Members of the family Rissoidae are small, often overlooked shells that seem to have received less study than other groups. There are few references for identification and it is likely that the family will be considerably reworked at some point. Most of our photos are of empty shells, mostly sorted from samples of collected sediment. (Click on a thumbnail for more images of that species.)


Alvania corayi


Alvania? sp. 2

Alvania sp. 3

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