Alvania pseudosyngenes
species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk
Alvania pseudosyngenes is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Norway.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 3.5 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 199 m. Maximum recorded depth is 199 m.
References
Warén A. (1973). Revision of the Rissoidae of the Norwegian North Atlantic Expedition 1876-1878. Sarsia 53: 1-14
Sysoev A.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Gastropoda.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Alvania pseudosyngenes” is species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Alvania, pseudosyngenes and species, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3143223. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1973, 1876, 1878 and 2014.
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