Alvania elenae
| Alvania elenae | |
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| Shell of Alvania elenae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. elenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania elenae | |
Alvania elenae is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Rissoidae.[2]
Description
It has a solid and translucent shell with a moderately high spire, reaching up to 2.8 mm in height and 1.9 mm in width. The length of the shell attains 2.56 mm. Its protoconch has approximately 1.5 convex whorls, whereas its teleoconch has 3.5 whorls.[3]
The outer lip is orthocline, thickened, and ornamented internally with five to six denticles, while the inner lip is thick and appressed to the preceding whorl.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs on the Great Meteor Seamount and Hyères Seamount, Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Its found in deep-sea seamount habitats, which are often rich in micromollusc biodiversity. The species has been recorded at depths between approximately 305-407 meters.[4]
References
- ↑ Gofas S. (2007). Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from northeast Atlantic seamounts. Journal of Natural History 41(13–16): 779–885. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
- ↑ Alvania elenae Gofas, 2007. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania elenae Gofas, 2007. 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=345734 on 9 August 2010 .
- 1 2 "Alvania elenae". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "MolluscaBase - Alvania elenae Gofas, 2007". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- Gofas S. (2007). Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from northeast Atlantic seamounts. Journal of Natural History 41(13–16): 779–885
