Alvania microglypta

Alvania microglypta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	A. microglypta
Binomial name
Alvania microglypta F. Haas, 1943
Synonyms
Alvania (Willetia) microglyptaF. Haas, 1943 (Willetia incorrect subsequent spelling of Willettia, Willettia synonymized with Alvania)

Alvania microglypta is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Rissoidae. ^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California, USA.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania microglypta F. Haas, 1943. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580528 on 2024-02-14

• Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.

External links

• Haas, F. (1943). Malacological notes - III. Zoological Series of Field Museum of Natural History. 29(1): 1-23
• Field Museum : image