Alvania turkensis

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Alvania turkensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. turkensis
Binomial name
Alvania turkensis
Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004 [1]

Alvania turkensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae. [2]

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Distribution

This species occurs in the tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 1.2 mm. [3]

Habitat

Its minimum recorded depth is 20 m and its maximum recorded depth is 20 m. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Faber & Moolenbeek. 2004. Beaufortia Bulletin Zoological Museum 54(3) : 59-65. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
  2. ↑ Alvania turkensis Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004 . WoRMS (2009). Alvania turkensis Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388693 on 9 August 2010 .
  3. 1 2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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