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Rissoa abyssicola Forbes, 1850

AphiaID

750129 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:750129)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (dubious synonym)

Accepted name

Alvania testae (Aradas & Maggiore, 1844)

Rank

Species

Parent

Rissoa Desmarest, 1814

Original name

Rissoa abyssicola Forbes, 1850

Direct children (2)

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Variety Rissoa abyssicola var. conformis Jeffreys, 1870 accepted as Alvania testae (Aradas & Maggiore, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Rissoa abyssicola var. obtusa Jeffreys, 1870 accepted as Alvania elegantissima (Monterosato, 1875) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Rissoa abyssicola Forbes, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=750129 on 2026-07-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-01-30 12:11:24Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2022-08-27 20:10:55Z

changed

Faber, Marien

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Authority Formerly listed as Rissoa abyssicola Forbes in Forbes & Hanley, 1850 [details]

Synonymy in part, may include also Alvania subsoluta (Aradas, 1847) and Alvania cimicoides (Forbes, 1844) [details]

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