Alvania joseae
| Alvania joseae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. joseae
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania joseae (Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998)
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Alvania joseae is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.8 mm. Their shells are pale, "ovate to cylindrical, with a blunt apex."[2] The shell displays 1.5 whorls, often with light brown bands or spots.[2] They are heterotrophs, specifically detritivores.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.
References
- ^ Alvania joseae (Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania joseae (Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998). 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=141202 on 9 August 2010 .
- ^ a b Hoenselaar, H.J.; Goud, J. (1998). "The Rissoidae of the CANCAP expeditions, I: the genus Alvania Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda Prosobranchia)" (PDF). Basteria. 62: 87–88.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Alvania joseae Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
External links
- Hoenselaar H.J. & Goud J. (1998). The Rissoidae of the CANCAP expeditions, I: the genus Alvania Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Basteria. 62(1-2): 69-115
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
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