Alvania hallgassi is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania hallgassi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. hallgassi
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania hallgassi Amati & Oliverio, 1985
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Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 2 mm and 3 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Otranto, Italy; also off Greece.
References
edit- ^ Alvania hallgassi Amati & Oliverio, 1985. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania hallgassi Amati & Oliverio, 1985. 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=141193 on 9 August 2010 .
- Amati B. & Oliverio M. (1985). Alvania (Alvaniella) hallgassii sp. n. (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Notiziario del C.I.S.MA. 6(1-2): 28-34
- Romani L. (2014). Alvania dalmatica Buzzurro et Prkic, 2007 (Gastropoda Rissoidae): range extension, shell variability, habitat and relationships with A. hallgassi Amati et Oliverio, 1985. Biodiversity Journal. 5(4): 509-514
External links
edit- 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
- Thanasis Manousis, The Marine Mollusca of Greece: an up-to-date, systematic catalogue, documented with bibliographic and pictorial references
- Conchology.be: image