Alvania angularis
| Alvania angularis | |
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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. angularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania angularis (Warén, 1996)[1]
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Alvania angularis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[2] It is characterized by its small size, spiral-shaped shell, and distinctive angular whorls.
Description[edit]
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Distribution[edit]
Distribution of Alvania angularis include:
- Iceland[1]
The type locality is off northwestern Iceland (66°31' N, 25°37' W) in the depth 659 m.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Warén A. (1996). "New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 3". Sarsia 81: 197-245.
- ^ Alvania angularis (Warén, 1996). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania angularis (Warén, 1996). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141158 on 9 August 2010 .