Alvania angularis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[2] It is characterized by its small size, spiral-shaped shell, and distinctive angular whorls.

Alvania angularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. angularis
Binomial name
Alvania angularis
(Warén, 1996)[1]

Description

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Distribution

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Distribution of Alvania angularis include:

The type locality is off northwestern Iceland (66°31' N, 25°37' W) in the depth 659 m.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Warén A. (1996). "New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 3". Sarsia 81: 197-245.
  2. ^ Alvania angularis (Warén, 1996). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania angularis (Warén, 1996). 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=141158 on 9 August 2010 .