Ailinzebina elegantissima is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae. The species name is Latin for the "most elegant". Description The maximum recorded shell length is 3.75 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles. Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 128 m. References Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Sleurs W.J.M. (1993). A revision of the Recent species of Rissoina (Moerchiella), R. (Apataxia), R. (Ailinzebina) and R. (Pachyrissoina) (Gastropoda: Rissoidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, 63: 71-13 External links Rissoinidae Gastropods described in 1842