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

Alvania concinna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. concinna
Binomial name
Alvania concinna
A. Adams, 1861

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Sea of Japan and in the Ind-Pacific.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania concinna A. Adams, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=576593 on 2024-01-18
  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
  • Tomita, K. ; Mizushima, T. (1984). Mollusks on leaves of Zostero marina in Notsuke Bay − 1. Fauna and Growth of the Major Three Species. VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology). 43(4):331ー338.
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