Alvania tessellata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania tessellata | |
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| Shell of Alvania tessellata (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. tessellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania tessellata Weinkauff, 1868
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 3.6 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain and Algeria.
References edit
- ^ Alvania tessellata Weinkauff, 1868. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania tessellata Weinkauff, 1868. 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=141250 on 9 August 2010 .
External links edit
- Weinkauff, H. C. (1867). Die Conchylien des Mittelmeeres, ihre geographische und geologische Verbreitung. T. Fischer, Cassel Vol. 1: pp. XIX + 307 (1867), Vol. 2: pp. VI + 512 (1868)
- Gofas, 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
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