Alvania hyerensis
| Alvania hyerensis | |
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| Shell of Alvania hyerensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. hyerensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania hyerensis | |
Alvania hyerensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Rissoidae.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 3.04 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and is endemic on the Hyères seamount, very common in 310–750 m.
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 hyerensis Gofas, 2007. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania hyerensis 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=345735 on 9 August 2010 .
- Gofas S. (2007). Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from northeast Atlantic seamounts. Journal of Natural History 41(13–