Alvania hyerensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Rissoidae.[2]
| Alvania hyerensis | |
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| Shell of Alvania hyerensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. hyerensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania hyerensis Gofas, 2007[1]
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 3.04 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and is endemic on the Hyères seamount, very common in 310-750 m
References
edit- ^ Gofas S. (2007). Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from northeast Atlantic seamounts. Journal of Natural History 41(13–16): 779–885. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
- ^ Alvania hyerensis Gofas, 2007. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania hyerensis Gofas, 2007. 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=345735 on 9 August 2010 .
- Gofas S. (2007). Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from northeast Atlantic seamounts. Journal of Natural History 41(13–