Frigidoalvania pelagica

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Frigidoalvania pelagica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Rissoidae
Genus:
Frigidoalvania
Species:
F. pelagica
Binomial name
Frigidoalvania pelagica
(Stimpson, 1851)
Synonyms [1]

Onoba pelagica(Stimpson, 1851)

Frigidoalvania pelagica, common name the carinate alvania, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae. [1]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 13 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 808 m. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Frigidoalvania pelagica (Stimpson, 1851) . Rosenberg, G. (2010). Frigidoalvania pelagica (Stimpson, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159775 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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