Alvania mamillata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
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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. mamillata
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| Alvania mamillata Risso, 1826
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 4.8 mm.
The imperforate shell is strong and opaque. It is covered by rounded granules in longitudinal and spiral series. It has a white or light fulvous to chestnut color, unicolored or bifasciate. The lip is thick, labiate and sulcate within, white-varicose externally.[2]
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea (Malta, Greece, Turkey)
References
edit- ^ Alvania mamillata Risso, 1826. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania mamillata Risso, 1826. 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=141211 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
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External links
edit- Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. (book series). volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes
- Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini
- Monterosato, T. A. di. (1877). Note sur quelques coquilles provenant des côtes d'Algérie. Journal de Conchyliologie. 25(1): 24-49, pls 2, 3
- 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
- Verduin, A. (1986). Alvania cimex (L.) s. l. (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia), an aggregate species. Basteria. 50 (1/3): 25-32
- Arnaud, P. (1978). Révision des taxa malacologiques méditerranéens introduits par Antoine Risso. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Nice. 5: 101-150
- Thanasis Manousis, The Marine Mollusca of Greece: an up-to-date, systematic catalogue, documented with bibliographic and pictorial references
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