Review Article

Patterns of Diversity of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Region

Table 1

Number of Rissoid species, by genus in the Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea. ARC: Arctic; GRE: Greenland; ICE: Iceland; SCA: Scandinavia; BRI: British Isles; POR: Portugal; MED: Mediterranean Sea; LUS: Lusitanian seamounts; MET: Meteor seamounts; AZO: Azores; MAD: Madeira, Porto Santo and Desertas; SEL: Selvagens Islands; CAN: Canary Islands; CAP: Cape Verde; WAF: west-African coast; ANG: Angola; NSC: New Scotia biogeographic province; VIR: Virginian biogeographic province; CRL: Carolinian biogeographic province; TRO: Tropical biogeographic province (Caribbean); BRA: Brazil; STH: Santa Helena; TRS: Tristan da Cunha; SSA: southern South-America; ANT: Antarctic.

ARCGREICESCABRIPORMEDLUSMETAZOMADSELCANCAPWAFANGNSCVIRCRLTROBRASTHTRSSSAANT

Alvania47101210307410919221328252951122111
Amphirissoa111
Benthonella11111111111111
Benthonellania112314521
Boreocingula22111
Botryphallus1111111
Cingula11111129
Crisilla1117118610631
Folinia2
Frigidoalvania321132
Galeodinopsis111
Gofasia252111
Lironoba1
Manzonia112161771021
Microstelma41
Obtusella22212211211
Onoba359323712154226227
Peringiella12
Plagyostila1112
Pontiturboella1
Porosalvania8
Powellisetia131
Pseudosetia121321111121
Pusillina2271112135121111
Rissoa341226127515122
Rissoina13112114182
Rudolphosetia11111
Schwartziella12614925
Setia1618531611
Simulamerelina13
Stosicia2
Voorwindia1
Zebina12121126

Total of Rissoidae species13162530277416027263863388967501110718777207278