Biology:Alvania fischeri

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Alvania fischeri
Alvania fischeri 001.jpg
Apertural view of Alvania fischeri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. fischeri
Binomial name
Alvania fischeri
(Jeffreys, 1884)
Synonyms

Alvania (Alvania) fischeri (Jeffreys, 1884)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 2 mm and 3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. Alvania fischeri (Jeffreys, 1884). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania fischeri (Jeffreys, 1884). 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=141187 on 9 August 2010 .
  • 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4737728 entry