Alvania eucraspeda is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania eucraspeda | |
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| Shell of Alvania eucraspeda (holotype) | |
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. eucraspeda
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania eucraspeda (Hedley, 1911)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rissoa hulliana var. eucraspeda Hedley, 1911 (superseded combination) | |
The Australian Faunal Directory considers Rissoa hulliana var. eucraspeda a synonym of Alvania (Alvania) fasciata (Tenison-Woods, 1876) [2]
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
(Original description) This deep-sea variety differs from the typical shore form by being pure white, slightly larger and comparatively broader, and by having fewer and more prominent radials. Thus it acquires a lip broader and more scalloped, approaching a varix.[3]
Distribution
editThe holotype of this species was found off Cape Wiles, South Australia.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania eucraspeda (Hedley, 1911). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867100 on 2024-01-23
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory: Alvania (Alvania) fasciata
- ^ Hedley, C. (1911). Report on the Mollusca obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour", chiefly off Cape Wiles, South Australia. Part I. in: Zoological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried out by F.I.S. "Endeavour" 1909-10 under H. C. Dannevig, Commonwealth Director of Fisheries, volume 1: 90-114, pls 17-20
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