| Alvania watsoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. watsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania watsoni (Schwartz in Watson, 1873) | |
Alvania watsoni is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Description
A. watsoni measures approximately 1.7 by 1.0 mm and lacks strong defining characteristics, although some may exhibit enlarged growth lines or a black spot at the tip of the shell's spire.[2]
Distribution
A. watsoni is found in the waters of the Canary Islands and Madeira.[2]
References
- ↑ Alvania watsoni (Schwartz in Watson, 1873). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania watsoni (Schwartz in Watson, 1873). 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=141254 on 9 August 2010 .
- 1 2 Moolenbeek, R.G.; Hoenselaar, H.J (1998). "The genus Alvania on the Canary Islands and Madeira (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Part 2 [final part]". Bulletin Zoologisch Museum. 16 (8): 53–62.
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