Alvania verrilli
Appearance
Alvania verrilli | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Rissoidae |
Genus: | Alvania |
Species: | A. verrilli
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Binomial name | |
Alvania verrilli (Friele, 1886)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Onoba verrilli |
Alvania verrilli is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Distribution
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Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 2.9 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 180 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 190 m.[2]
References
- ^ a b Alvania verrilli (Friele, 1886). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania verrilli (Friele, 1886). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141253 on 9 August 2010 .
- ^ a b c 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.