Alvania latior

Alvania latior
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species: A. latior
Binomial name
Alvania latior
(Mighels & Adams, 1842)

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

Description

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

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 27 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 90 m.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Alvania latior (Mighels & Adams, 1842). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Alvania latior (Mighels & Adams, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157992 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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