Alvania subcrenulata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[2]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Alvania subcrenulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. subcrenulata |
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Description
editThe length of shell varies between 2.5 mm and 4 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Capri, Sicily, Corsica and Greece.
References
edit- ↑ Bucquoy E., Dautzenberg P. & Dollfus G., 1882-1886: Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes., Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils, 570 p., 66 pl.
- ↑ Alvania subcrenulata (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania subcrenulata (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141246 on 4 November 2012 .
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
edit- Philippi, R. A. (1844). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2.. Halle (Halis Saxorum): Eduard Anton. iv + 303 pp., pls 13-28
- Thanasis Manousis, The Marine Mollusca of Greece: an up-to-date, systematic catalogue, documented with bibliographic and pictorial references
- "Alvania (Alvania) subcrenulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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