Alvania emaciata

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Alvania emaciata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. emaciata
Binomial name
Alvania emaciata
(Mörch, 1876)
Synonyms

Rissoa emaciataMörch, 1876 (basionym; not a Rissoa)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs off the Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania emaciata (Mörch, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532311 on 2024-01-23
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