Alvania solitaria

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Alvania solitaria
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Shell of Alvania solitaria (specimen at the Museum of New Zealand)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. solitaria
Binomial name
Alvania solitaria
(Dell, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Alvania (Linemera) solitaria(Dell, 1956) · alternate representation
  • Alvinia (Linemera) solitaria(Dell, 1956) (superseded combination)
  • Linemera solitariaDell, 1956 (superseded combination)

Alvania solitaria 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 2.4mm, its diameter 1.3mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the Chatham Islands.

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Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania solitaria (Dell, 1956). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598549 on 2024-01-10