Alvania guancha
| Alvania guancha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. guancha |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania guancha Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1989 | |
Alvania guancha is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1] It is named after the Guanche people.[2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 1.5 mm and 2 mm, averaging at 1.95 mm. Its width generally averages around 1 mm. The protoconch of the shell has a glass-like coloration, while the teleoconch is light brown, with white parts.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, specifically near Tenerife.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Alvania guancha Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1989. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania guancha Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1989. 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=141192 on 9 August 2010 .
- 1 2 3 Moolenbeek, R.G.; Hoenselaar, H.J. (1989). "The genus Alvania on the Canary Islands and Madeira" (PDF). Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum - Universiteit van Amsterdam. 11 (27): 217–218. Retrieved 24 May 2025.