Alvania venusta

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Alvania venusta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. venusta
Binomial name
Alvania venusta
(A. W. B. Powell, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Alvania (Linemera) venusta(A. W. B. Powell, 1926) · alternate representation
  • Alvinia (Linemera) venusta(A. W. B. Powell, 1926) (superseded combination)
  • Haurakia venustaA. W. B. Powell, 1926 (superseded combination)

Alvania venusta 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 3 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Lyttelton and off Chatham Rise.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania venusta (A. W. B. Powell, 1926). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598550 on 2024-01-31