Alvania fasciata

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Alvania fasciata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. fasciata
Binomial name
Alvania fasciata
(Tenison Woods, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Dunkeria fasciataTenison Woods, 1876 (original combination)
  • Merelina eminensLaseron, 1950
  • Rissoa hullianaTate, 1899
  • Rissoa hulliiTate, 1893 (unnecessary replacement name for Dunkeria fasciataTenison Woods, 1876, by Tate treated as a secondary homonym of Rissoa fasciataRequien, 1848)
  • Rissoa hulliana eucraspedaHedley, C. 1911

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

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 3.5 mm and 4 mm, its diameter is 2 mm.

(Original description) The minute shell is turretted, latticed all over. It is translucent and touched with pale yellow. It contains six convex whorls, bicarinate and beautifully cancellate, with a few elevated, shining, spiral and transverse lirae. The outer lip is simple. The columel!a is arcuate. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

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References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania fasciata (Tenison Woods, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578553 on 2024-01-23
  2. ↑ Tenison Woods, J. E. (1876). Descriptions of new Tasmanian shells. Papers and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1875: 134–162 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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