Alvania skylla

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Alvania skylla
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Close-up of the shell of Alvania skylla (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. skylla
Binomial name
Alvania skylla
Tisselli & Micali, 2023

Alvania skylla 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 1.86 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Central Mediterranean Sea in Italy off Reggio di Calabria.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania skylla Tisselli & Micali, 2023. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1713303 on 2024-01-09