Alvania precipitata

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

Alvania precipitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. precipitata
Binomial name
Alvania precipitata
(Dall, 1889)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 55 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1225 m.[2]

References
  1. Alvania precipitata (Dall, 1889). WoRMS (2010). Alvania precipitata (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419618 on 9 August 2010 .
  2. 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.


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