Alvania turkensis

Alvania turkensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. turkensis
Binomial name
Alvania turkensis
Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004[1]

Alvania turkensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 1.2 mm.[3]

Habitat

Its minimum recorded depth is 20 m and its maximum recorded depth is 20 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Faber & Moolenbeek. 2004. Beaufortia Bulletin Zoological Museum 54(3) : 59-65. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
  2. ^ Alvania turkensis Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004. WoRMS (2009). Alvania turkensis Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388693 on 9 August 2010 .
  3. ^ a b 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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