Alvania canariensis

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Alvania canariensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. canariensis
Binomial name
Alvania canariensis
(d'Orbigny, 1840)
Synonyms

Rissoa canariensisd'Orbigny, 1840 (original combination)

Contents

Alvania canariensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae. [1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 1 mm and 3 mm.

The imperforate, white shell is solid. It is covered with rounded nodules by the intersection of longitudinal and spiral ribs. The shell contains five whorls, slightly convex, with a rather deep suture. The outer lip is thickened and margined. [2]

Distribution

The species has been found off the Canary Islands.

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