Alvania porcupinae
species of mollusc
Alvania porcupinae is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 1.8 mm and 2 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from the Bay of Biscay to West Africa.
References
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. Invertebrate Zoology. Vol.11. No.1: 134–155
External links
Gofas S. & Warén A. (1982). Taxonomie de quelque espèces du genre Alvania (Mollusca, Gastropoda) des côtes ibériques et marocaines.
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