| Alvania lanciae | |
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| Shell of Alvania lanciae (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. lanciae |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania lanciae (Calcara, 1845) | |
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Alvania lanciae is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Aegean Sea off the Cyclades, Greece; in the Mediterranean Sea off Corsica and Sardinia; also in the Sea of Marmara.
References
- ↑ Alvania lanciae (Calcara, 1845). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania lanciae (Calcara, 1845). 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=141205 on 9 August 2010 .
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
External links
- Calcara, P. (1845). Cenno sui molluschi viventi e fossili della Sicilia da servire da supplimento ed insieme di critiche osservazioni all'opera di R.A. Philippi. Stamperia Reale, Palermo, 65 pp., pl. 1-4
- Monterosato T. A. (di) (1883-1885). Conchiglie littorali mediterranee. Naturalista Siciliano, Palermo, 3(3): 87-91 (1883); 3(4): 102-111; 3(5): 137-140; 3(6): 159-163; 3(8): 227-231; 3(10): 277-281; 4(1-2): 21-25; 4(3): 60-63 (1884); 4(4): 80-84; 4(8): 200-204 (1885)
- Locard A. & Caziot E. (1900-1901). Les coquilles marines des côtes de Corse. Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon, 46: 193-274 [1900; 47: 1-80, 159-291 [1901 ]
- 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
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