Alvania parvula

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Alvania parvula
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Shell of Alvania parvula (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. parvula
Binomial name
Alvania parvula
(Jeffreys, 1884)
Synonyms

Rissoa parvulaJeffreys, 1884

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

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Description

(Original description) The oblong shell is comparatively solid, semitransparent, nearly lustreless. The colour of the shell is pale yellowish

The sculpture consists of about 20 longitudinal and somewhat curved riblets on the body whorl, which are not continued much below the periphery. Each of the two succeeding whorls has 14 to 16 similar riblets. All of these are crossed by spiral riblets or striae, of which there are about 10 on the body whorl and 4 to 6 on the penultimate and next whorls. The topmost whorl is encircled by microscopic lines. The intercrossing of the longitudinal and spiral riblets does not form tubercles or prickles at the points of junction. The interstices are square.

The spire is rather slender. It contains 4 whorls, slightly convex, the last occupying two thirds of the spire. The apex is blunt. The suture is distinct, but not deep. The aperture is more round than oval. The outer lip is thin and smooth within The inner lip is somewhat reflected and thickened on the lower part of the columella, which is imperforate. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Alboran Sea, Western Mediterranean Sea; in the Atlantic ocean off Morocco and Senegal.

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References

  1. ↑ Alvania parvula (Jeffreys, 1884) . Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania parvula (Jeffreys, 1884). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141223 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. ↑ Jeffreys, J. G. (1884). On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' expeditions 1868-70 (Part VII). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1884: 111-149, pl. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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