| Alvania dejongi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. dejongi |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania dejongi Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004 | |
Alvania dejongi is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the tropical Western Atlantic Ocean.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 1.25 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 23 m.
References
- Faber & Moolenbeek. 2004. Beaufortia Bulletin Zoological Museum 54(3) : 59-65. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
- Alvania dejongi Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004. WoRMS (2009). Alvania dejongi Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388692 on 9 August 2010 .
- ^ 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.
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| Alvania dejongi | |
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