Biology:Alvania discors

Alvania discors
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	A. discors
Binomial name
	Alvania discors; (Allan, 1818)
Synonyms
	Alvania boria Risso, 1826; Alvania crassicostata Risso, 1826; Alvania ferruginosa Risso, 1826; Alvania mediterranea Risso, 1826; Alvania montagui (Payraudeau, 1826); Alvania montagui var. asperula Brugnone, 1880; † Alvania montagui var. subampulla Zhizhchenko, 1936 (basionym); Alvania sardea Risso, 1826 (dubious synonym); †Alvania subampulla Zhizhchenko, 1936 (within the variability of R. montagui); Rissoa montacuti Jeffreys, 1884 (unjustified emendation of montagui Payraudeau, 1826); Rissoa montagui Payraudeau, 1826; Rissoa nicolosiana Aradas & Benoit, 1874; Rissoa peloritana Aradas & Benoit, 1874; Turbo discors T. Brown, 1818; Turbo discrepans T. Allan, 1818;

Short description: Species of gastropod

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

Description

Alvania discors forma peloritana

This marine species has a wide distribution. It is found in the following locations:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Alvania discors (Allan, 1818). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania discors (Allan, 1818). 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=141181 on 18 April 2012 .

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 (look up in IMIS) [details]

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