Alvania hispidula
Shell of Alvania hispidula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. hispidula
Binomial name
Alvania hispidula
(Monterosato, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Acinus hispidulus Monterosato, 1884
  • Rissoa cancellata R. A. Philippi, 1844 junior homonym
  • Rissoa clathrata R. A. Philippi, 1844 junior homonym (junior homonym of Rissia clathrata Gray, 1826, and R. clathratra Grateloup, 1828)
  • Turbona elegantula F. Nordsieck, 1972 (dubious synonym)
  • Turbona hispidula (Monterosato, 1884)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea (off Lazio, Italy; off Greece)

References

  1. Alvania hispidula (Monterosato, 1884). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania hispidula (Monterosato, 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=141195 on 9 August 2010 .
  • Nordsieck, F. (1972). Die europäischen Meeresschnecken (Opisthobranchia mit Pyramidellidae; Rissoacea). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden, Mittelmeer und Schwarzes Meer. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart. XIII + 327 pp.
  • (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0.


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