Alvania mediolittoralis
Alvania mediolittoralis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania mediolittoralis | |
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| Several views of a shell of Alvania mediolittoralis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. mediolittoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania mediolittoralis Gofas, 1989 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Alvania (Alvania) mariae Orbigny, A.V.M.D. d' | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 2.2 mm and 3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores and Madeira.
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References
- Alvania mediolittoralis Gofas, 1989. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania mediolittoralis Gofas, 1989. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141213 on 4 November 2012 .
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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