Alvania masirahensis

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Alvania masirahensis
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Shell of Alvania masirahensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. masirahensis
Binomial name
Alvania masirahensis
Perugia, 2021

Alvania masirahensis 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 attains 2.02 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Masirah Island, Oman.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania masirahensis Perugia, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1507150 on 2024-01-02