Alvania oetyliaca is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania oetyliaca | |
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| Shell of Alvania oetyliaca (holotype ayt MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. oetyliaca
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania oetyliaca Amati & Chiarelli, 2017
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 2.1 mm, its diameter 1.35 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Greece and Turkey
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania oetyliaca Amati & Chiarelli, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1046085 on 2024-01-04
- Ponder, W.F. 1985. A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 4: 1-221
External links edit
- Amati B. & Chiarelli S. (2017). Description of Alvania oetyliaca n. sp. from the Mediterranean Sea (Mollusca Gastropoda Rissoidae). Biodiversity Journal. 8(3): 839-850
- Thanasis Manousis, The Marine Mollusca of Greece: an up-to-date, systematic catalogue, documented with bibliographic and pictorial references