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Alvania dorbignyi

Alvania dorbignyi is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

Subspecies: Alvania dorbignyi perversa <small>F. Nordsieck, 1972</small>: synonym of Alvania perversa <small>F. Nordsieck, 1972</small> (superseded rank)

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.45&nbsp;mm, its diameter 1.35&nbsp;mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea (Greece, Egypt), but it also may be an Indo-Pacific immigrant. It is considered cryptogenic.

References

  • Savigny, J-.C., 1817 Description de l'Egypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Egypte pendant l'expédition de l'Armée française, publié par les ordres de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand. Histoire Naturelle, p.&nbsp;339 pp
  • 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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