Alvania angularis

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Alvania angularis
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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]

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.

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Description

Distribution

Distribution of Alvania angularis include:

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Warén A. (1996). "New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 3". Sarsia81: 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 .


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