| Alvania scabra | |
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| Shell of Alvania scabra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. scabra |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania scabra (Philippi, 1844) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Alvania scabra is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 1.5 mm and 3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea (Spain, Algeria, Italy, Greece); in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira.
References
- ↑ Alvania scabra (Philippi, 1844). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania scabra (Philippi, 1844). 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=141233 on 9 August 2010 .
External links
- Philippi, R. A. (1844). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2.. Halle (Halis Saxorum) Eduard Anton. iv + 303 pp., pls 13-28
- Weinkauff, H. C. (1867). Die Conchylien des Mittelmeeres, ihre geographische und geologische Verbreitung. T. Fischer, Cassel Vol. 1: pp. XIX + 307
- Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie. 48(3): 211-422
- Monterosato, T. A. di. (1877). Notizie sulle conchiglie della rada di Civitavecchia. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. (1876–1877) 9: 407–428
- 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.
- Amati, B.; Appolloni, M.; Giulio, A. D.; Scuderi, D.; Smriglio, C.; Oliverio, M. (2020). Revision of the Recent Alvania scabra (Philippi, 1844) complex (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Rissoidae) from the Mediterranean Sea with the description of a new species. Zootaxa. 4767(3): 415-458.,
- Conchology.be: image
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