Alvania coseli
| Alvania coseli | |
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| Shell of Alvania coseli (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. coseli |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania coseli (Gofas, 1999) | |
Alvania coseli is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Etymology
[edit]Alvania coseli is named after Rudo von Cosel, because of his contributions to malacology in West Africa.[1]
Description
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The average length of the shell is 2.75 millimetres (0.108 in), and its shape is minute and conical.
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the coast of Dakar, Senegal at depths of 80 to 250 metres (260 to 820 ft).[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Alvania coseli (Gofas, 1999). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania coseli (Gofas, 1999). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141175 on 9 August 2010 .
External links
[edit]- Gofas S. (1999). The West African Rissoidae (Gastropoda: Rissooidea) and their similarities to some European species. The Nautilus 113(3): 78-101
- 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