Alvania turkensis

Alvania turkensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species: A. turkensis
Binomial name
Alvania turkensis
Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004[1]

Alvania turkensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[2]

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 1.2 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 20 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Faber & Moolenbeek. 2004. Beaufortia Bulletin Zoological Museum 54(3) : 59-65. World Register of Marine Species, accessed 08/09/10.
  2. ^ Alvania turkensis Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004. WoRMS (2009). Alvania turkensis Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388693 on 9 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.