Alvania beanii
Alvania beanii is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania beanii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. beanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania beanii (Hanley in Thorpe, 1844) | |
Description
Distribution
This species is distributed in European waters, from the North Coast of Norway and the North East Atlantic Ocean down to the Canary Islands. It can also be found in the Mediterranean Sea.
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References
- Alvania beanii (Hanley in Thorpe, 1844). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania beanii (Hanley in Thorpe, 1844). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=416615 on 27 October 2010 .
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