Alvania emaciata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania emaciata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. emaciata
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania emaciata (Mörch, 1876)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rissoa emaciata Mörch, 1876 (basionym; not a Rissoa) | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs off the Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania emaciata (Mörch, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532311 on 2024-01-23
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