Alvania simulans
Alvania simulans is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania simulans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. simulans |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania simulans Locard, 1886 | |
Description
Alvania simulans has a small (1.5-2mm) shell that is pearly white in color, and partially translucent.[2]
Distribution
Alvania simulans is found in the North Atlantic and European waters.[3]
References
- Alvania simulans Locard, 1886. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania simulans Locard, 1886. 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=141238 on 9 August 2010 .
- "Crisilla simulans". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
- Gofas, S. (2015). Alvania simulans Locard, 1886. In: MolluscaBase (2015).
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