Alvania piersmai
| Alvania piersmai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. piersmai
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania piersmai Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1989
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Alvania piersmai 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 1.8 mm, while the width attains 1.1 mm.
The protoconch of the shell has few turns. Its apex is smooth and forms 7–8 weaker spirals.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.
References
- ^ Alvania piersmai Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1989. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania piersmai Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1989. 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=141224 on 9 August 2010 .
- ^ Moolenbeek, R.G.; Hoenselaar, H.J. (1989). "The genus Alvania on the Canary Islands and Madeira" (PDF). Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum - Universiteit van Amsterdam. 11 (27): 221–222. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
External links
- Moolenbeek R.G. & Hoenselaar H.J. (1989). The genus Alvania on the Canary Islands and Madeira (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Part 1. Bulletin, Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam. 11(27): 215-228
- 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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