Alvania syngenes
| Alvania syngenes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. syngenes |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania syngenes (A. E. Verrill, 1884) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rissoa syngenes (A. E. Verril, 1884)< | |
Alvania syngenes is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 3 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 260 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Alvania syngenes (A. E. Verrill, 1884). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Alvania syngenes (A. E. Verrill, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467505 on 9 August 2010.
- 1 2 3 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.
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