Alvania angularis

Alvania angularis
Scientific classification
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)

Last updated August 25, 2025

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.

Distribution

Distribution of Alvania angularis include:

Iceland^[1]

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

References

1 2 3 Warén A. (1996). "New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 3". Sarsia81: 197-245.
↑ 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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[Warén_1996-1] 1 2 3 Warén A. (1996). "New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 3". Sarsia81: 197-245.

[WoRMS-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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