Alvania limensis

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Alvania limensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. limensis
Binomial name
Alvania limensis
(Ponder & Worsfold, 1994)
Synonyms

Manzonia (Alvinia) limensisPonder & Worsfold, 1994 (basionym)

Contents

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Peru and Southern Chile.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Alvania limensis (Ponder & Worsfold, 1994). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766785 on 2023-12-31