Alvania boutani is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania boutani | |
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| Shell of Alvania boutani (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. boutani
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania boutani Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 1.9 mm, its diameter 1.2 mm.
(Original description in French) This very small shell is quite solid, shiny, imperforated and ovoid-conical in shape.
The spire is not very high. It is very obtuse at the top and is composed of 3 1/2 to 4 whorls separated by a well-marked suture. First (incomplete) whorl is smooth, the following are decorated with regularly and widely spaced longitudinal ribs and two decurrent funiculi a little stronger than the ribs, which with these determine a regular reticulations with quadrangular meshes slightly tubercular at the points of intersection. On the body whorl, four other decurrent funiculars are conspicuous between the periphery and the base. The longitudinal ribs fade below the periphery.
The rounded aperture is slightly angular at the top. The columella is arcuate. The columellar edge is provided with a thin, but clearly visible callosity. The outer lip is arched and shows, on the external side, tubercles corresponding to the ends of the decurrent funiculi.
The shell has a uniform subhyaline white color. [2]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Vietnam.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Alvania boutani Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1454624 on 2023-12-14
- ^ Dautzenberg, P. & Fischer, H. (1907). Contribution à la faune malacologique de l'Indo-Chine. Journal de Conchyliologie. 54 (3): 145-226, pl. 5-7
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