Alvania denhartogi
| Alvania denhartogi | |
|---|---|
| A paratype from Cabo Verde | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. denhartogi
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania denhartogi Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998
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Alvania denhartogi is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 1.5 mm and 2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Cape Verde.
References
- ^ Gofas, Serge (2013). "Alvania denhartogi Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
Further reading
- Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. ConchBooks. Hackenheim. ISBN 978-3-325-31973-6. 455 pp.