Alvania piersmai
| Alvania piersmai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
[edit]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]
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 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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