Alvania peloritana
Appearance
	
	
| Alvania peloritana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Gastropoda | 
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda | 
| Order: | Littorinimorpha | 
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea | 
| Family: | Rissoidae | 
| Genus: | Alvania | 
| Species: | A. peloritana | 
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania peloritana (Aradas & Benoit, 1874) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Rissoa peloritana Aradas & Benoit, 1874 | |
Alvania peloritana is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 3.2 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea (off the coast of Messina)
References
[edit]- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania peloritana (Aradas & Benoit, 1874). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057916 on 2024-01-27
Further reading
[edit]- Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. ConchBooks. Hackenheim. ISBN 978-3-325-31973-6. 455 pp
- Amati, B.; Appolloni, M.; Quaggiotto, E.; Smriglio, C.; Oliverio, M. (2019). Notes on some taxa of the Alvania lineata-complex with the descriptions of three new species from the Mediterranean Sea (Gastropoda: Rissoidae). Iberus. 37(1): 81–112.
External links
[edit]- Aradas A. & Benoit L. (1872-1876 ["1870"]). Conchigliologia vivente marina della Sicilia e delle isole che la circondano. Atti dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali. ser. 3, 6: 1-113, pls 1-2
- Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp
- Villari A. & Scuderi D. (2017). Taxonomical notes on some poorly known mollusca species from the Strait of Messina (Italy). Biodiversity Journal. 8 (1): 193–204
