Alvania hedleyi is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania hedleyi | |
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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. hedleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania hedleyi Thiele, 1930
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm, its diameter 1.3 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania hedleyi Thiele, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578554 on 2024-01-24
- Thiele, J. (1930). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. 5 (8). Gastropoda und Bivalvia. Jena: Gustav Fischer. 561–596, pl. 4.
- Ponder, W.F. 1985. A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 4: 1-221
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