Alvania subcalathus is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Alvania subcalathus
Several views of a shell of Alvania subcalathus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. subcalathus
Binomial name
Alvania subcalathus
(Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1906)
Synonyms
  • Alvania (Alvania) calathus manzonii Nordsieck, F., 1972
  • Rissoa calathus Manzoni, A., 1868

Description

edit

The length of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 4.3 mm.

Distribution

edit

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands and the Savage Islands.

References

edit
  1. ^ Alvania subcalathus (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1906). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania subcalathus (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1906). 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=141245 on 4 November 2012 .
  • Nordsieck, F. (1972). Die europäischen Meeresschnecken (Opisthobranchia mit Pyramidellidae; Rissoacea). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden, Mittelmeer und Schwarzes Meer. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart. XIII + 327 pp.
edit