Alvania precipitata
| Alvania precipitata | |
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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. precipitata
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania precipitata (Dall, 1889)
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Alvania precipitata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Distribution[]
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Description[]
The maximum recorded shell length is 4 mm.[2]
Habitat[]
Minimum recorded depth is 55 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1225 m.[2]
References[]
- ^ Alvania precipitata (Dall, 1889). WoRMS (2010). Alvania precipitata (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419618 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.
Categories:
- Rissoidae
- Gastropods described in 1889
- Rissoidae stubs