Alvania dipacoi
| Alvania dipacoi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. dipacoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania dipacoi Giusti Fr. & Nofroni, 1989
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Alvania dipacoi is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Description
Alvania Dipacoi is a small sea snail with a shell of 2-2.6 mm in length. The shell is a spiral shape and generally an off white colour.
Distribution
It can be found in the Mediterranean sea[2] around the Tuscan Archipelago, and also around the Canaries and West Africa[3].
References
- ^ Alvania dipacoi Giusti Fr. & Nofroni, 1989. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania dipacoi Giusti Fr. & Nofroni, 1989. 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=141180 on 9 August 2010 .
- ^ "Alvania dipacoi Giusti Fr. & Nofroni, 1989". Sealife Base. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Alvania dipacoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.