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Alvania arubensis

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Alvania arubensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. arubensis
Binomial name
Alvania arubensis
De Jong & Coomans, 1988

Alvania arubensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba and Curaçao

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania arubensis De Jong & Coomans, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532366 on 2024-01-17
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