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
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
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.

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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