Alvania glabra
Alvania glabra is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania glabra | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. glabra |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania glabra Leach, 1852 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 3.17 mm.
(Original description) The white shell is smooth. It contains four whorls. They show on the right side a sculptured line. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Plymouth Sound, Great Britain.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania glabra Leach, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1699160 on 2024-01-24
- Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp. (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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