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Alvania debruynei

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Species of gastropod

Alvania debruynei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species: A. debruynei
Binomial name
Alvania debruynei
Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004

Alvania debruynei is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in the tropical Western Atlantic Ocean.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 1.2 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.

References

  1. Faber & Moolenbeek. 2004. Beaufortia Bulletin Zoological Museum 54(3) : 59-65. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
  2. Alvania debruynei Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004. WoRMS (2009). Alvania debruynei Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388691 on 9 August 2010 .
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Alvania debruynei


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