Alvania spinosa is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[2]
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| Apertural view of Alvania spinosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. spinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania spinosa (Monterosato, 1890) [1]
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Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 1.75 mm and 3.7 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea.
References edit
- ^ Monterosato T. A. (di), 1890: Conchiglie della profondità del mare di Palermo, Naturalista Siciliano, Palermo 9 (6): 140-151 [1 marzo] 9 (7): 157-166 [1 aprile] 9 (8): 181-191 [1 maggio]
- ^ Alvania spinosa (Monterosato, 1890). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania spinosa (Monterosato, 1890). 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=141242 on 4 November 2012 .
External links edit
- Seguenza G. (1873-1877). Studi stratigrafici sulla formazione pliocenica dell'Italia meridionale. Bollettino, Reale Comitato Geologico d'Italia. 4: 29-45, 84-103, 131-153, 213-230, 280-301, 345-35
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213