Alvania spinosa

Alvania spinosa is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[2]

Alvania spinosa
Apertural view of Alvania spinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. spinosa
Binomial name
Alvania spinosa
(Monterosato, 1890) [1]
Synonyms
  • Alcidia spinosa Monterosato 1890 (basionym)
  • Merelina (Alcidiella) spinosa (Monterosato, 1890)
  • Rissoa angulata Seguenza G. 1876

Description

The length of the shell varies between 1.75 mm and 3.7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea.

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References
  1. Monterosato T. A. (di), 1890: Conchiglie della profondità del mare di Palermo, Naturalista Siciliano, Palermo 9 (6): 140-151 [1 marzo] 9 (7): 157-166 [1 aprile] 9 (8): 181-191 [1 maggio]
  2. Alvania spinosa (Monterosato, 1890). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania spinosa (Monterosato, 1890). 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=141242 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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