Alvania canariensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
Family: | Rissoidae |
Genus: | Alvania |
Species: | A. canariensis
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Binomial name | |
Alvania canariensis (
d'Orbigny, 1840)
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Synonyms | |
Rissoa canariensis d'Orbigny, 1840 (original combination) |
Alvania canariensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae. [1]
The length of the shell varies between 1 mm and 3 mm.
The imperforate, white shell is solid. It is covered with rounded nodules by the intersection of longitudinal and spiral ribs. The shell contains five whorls, slightly convex, with a rather deep suture. The outer lip is thickened and margined. [2]
The species has been found off the Canary Islands.
Alvania canariensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
Family: | Rissoidae |
Genus: | Alvania |
Species: | A. canariensis
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Binomial name | |
Alvania canariensis (
d'Orbigny, 1840)
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Synonyms | |
Rissoa canariensis d'Orbigny, 1840 (original combination) |
Alvania canariensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae. [1]
The length of the shell varies between 1 mm and 3 mm.
The imperforate, white shell is solid. It is covered with rounded nodules by the intersection of longitudinal and spiral ribs. The shell contains five whorls, slightly convex, with a rather deep suture. The outer lip is thickened and margined. [2]
The species has been found off the Canary Islands.