Alvania scrobiculata
| Alvania scrobiculata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. scrobiculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania scrobiculata (Møller, 1842) | |
Alvania scrobiculata is a species of minute sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 3.4 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 22 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 574 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Alvania scrobiculata (Møller, 1842). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania scrobiculata (Møller, 1842). 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=141235 on 9 August 2010.
- 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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