Frigidoalvania janmayeni

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Frigidoalvania janmayeni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Frigidoalvania
Species:
F. janmayeni
Binomial name
Frigidoalvania janmayeni
(Friele, 1878)
Synonyms [1]

Alvania janmayeni

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

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5.7 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 8 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 931 m. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Frigidoalvania janmayeni (Friele, 1878) . Gofas, S. (2009). Frigidoalvania janmayeni (Friele, 1878). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141283 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. 1 2 3 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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