Alvania microstriata

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 1.4 mm and 2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira.

References

• Gofas S. (2007). Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from northeast Atlantic seamounts. Journal of Natural History 41(13–16): 779–885

External links

• Segers, Willy, Frank Swinnen, and António Domingos Abreu. "An annotated checklist of the marine molluscs from the archipelagos of Madeira and the Selvagens (NE Atlantic Ocean)." (2009).
• 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