Alvania lanciae is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
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| Shell of Alvania lanciae (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
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. lanciae
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| Alvania lanciae (Calcara, 1845)
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 3 mm.
The shell is yellowish, orange brown or yellowish white. It is longitudinally distantly costate, spirally lirate, and forming nodules on the ribs. The base of the shell is without ribs, but spirally striate. The shell contains 5-6, very convex whorls. The suture is deep and channeled. The outer lip is externally thickened.[2]
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Aegean Sea off the Cyclades, Greece; in the Mediterranean Sea off Corsica and Sardinia; also in the Sea of Marmara.
References
edit- ^ Alvania lanciae (Calcara, 1845). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania lanciae (Calcara, 1845). 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=141205 on 9 August 2010 .
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884), Manual of conchology, structural and systematic : with illustrations of the species; Academy of Natural Sciences ser. 1, vol. 9
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
External links
edit- Calcara, P. (1845). Cenno sui molluschi viventi e fossili della Sicilia da servire da supplimento ed insieme di critiche osservazioni all'opera di R.A. Philippi. Stamperia Reale, Palermo, 65 pp., pl. 1-4
- Monterosato T. A. (di) (1883-1885). Conchiglie littorali mediterranee. Naturalista Siciliano, Palermo, 3(3): 87-91 (1883); 3(4): 102-111; 3(5): 137-140; 3(6): 159-163; 3(8): 227-231; 3(10): 277-281; 4(1-2): 21-25; 4(3): 60-63 (1884); 4(4): 80-84; 4(8): 200-204 (1885)
- Locard A. & Caziot E. (1900-1901). Les coquilles marines des côtes de Corse. Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon, 46: 193-274 [1900; 47: 1-80, 159-291 [1901 ]
- Aradas A. & Benoit L. (1872-1876 ("1870") ). Conchigliologia vivente marina della Sicilia e delle isole che la circondano. Atti dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali. ser. 3, 6: 1-113, pls 1-2
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