Alvania herwigia is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania herwigia | |
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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. herwigia
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania herwigia (Castellanos & D. E. Fernández, 1974)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rissoa herwigia Castellanos & D. E. Fernández, 1974 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 1 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Uruguay.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Alvania herwigia (Castellanos & D. E. Fernández, 1974). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532375 on 2023-12-28
- Castellanos, Z. J. A. de & Fernández, D. E. (1974). Nuevas Rissoa Freminuille 1813 del Atlántico sudoccidental (Mollusca Rissoacea). Neotrópica. 20 (63): 153–155.
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