Alvania debruynei
| Alvania debruynei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. debruynei
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania debruynei Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004[1]
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Alvania debruynei is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the tropical Western Atlantic Ocean.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 1.2 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[3]
References
- ^ Faber & Moolenbeek. 2004. Beaufortia Bulletin Zoological Museum 54(3) : 59-65. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
- ^ Alvania debruynei Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004. WoRMS (2009). Alvania debruynei Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388691 on 9 August 2010 .
- ^ 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.