Alvania masirahensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania masirahensis | |
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| Shell of Alvania masirahensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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. masirahensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania masirahensis Perugia, 2021
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 2.02 mm, its diameter 1 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Masirah Island, Oman.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania masirahensis Perugia, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1507150 on 2024-01-02
- Perugia, I. (2021). Some new microshells from Oman (Masirah Is.). Xenophora Taxonomy. 32: 48-56.
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