Alvania pinguoides
Alvania pinguoides is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania pinguoides | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Alvania pinguoides (specimen at the Museum of New Zealand) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. pinguoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania pinguoides (A. W. B. Powell, 1940) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 2.3 mm, its diameter 1.3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands to Northland.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania pinguoides (A. W. B. Powell, 1940). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598548 on 2024-01-27
- Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
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