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Alvania elisae

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Alvania elisae
Shell of Alvania elisae (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. elisae
Binomial name
Alvania elisae
Margelli, 2001

Alvania elisae is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1] They are Surficial Modifiers and Detritivores.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3.8 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Greece and Naples, Italy.

References

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  1. ^ Alvania elisae Margelli, 2001. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania elisae Margelli, 2001. 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=180968 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. ^ "Alvania elisae Margelli 2001 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
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