| Alvania mamillata | |
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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. mamillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania mamillata Risso, 1826 | |
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Alvania mamillata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.8 mm.
The imperforate shell is strong and opaque. It is covered by rounded granules in longitudinal and spiral series. It has a white or light fulvous to chestnut color, unicolored or bifasciate. The lip is thick, labiate and sulcate within, white-varicose externally.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea (Malta, Greece, Turkey)
References
- Alvania mamillata Risso, 1826. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania mamillata Risso, 1826. 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=141211 on 9 August 2010 .
- G.W. Tryon (1884), Manual of conchology, structural and systematic : with illustrations of the species; Academy of Natural Sciences ser. 1, vol. 9
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External links
- Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. (book series). volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes
- Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini
- Monterosato, T. A. di. (1877). Note sur quelques coquilles provenant des côtes d'Algérie. Journal de Conchyliologie. 25(1): 24-49, pls 2, 3
- 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
- Verduin, A. (1986). Alvania cimex (L.) s. l. (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia), an aggregate species. Basteria. 50 (1/3): 25-32
- Arnaud, P. (1978). Révision des taxa malacologiques méditerranéens introduits par Antoine Risso. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Nice. 5: 101-150
- Thanasis Manousis, The Marine Mollusca of Greece: an up-to-date, systematic catalogue, documented with bibliographic and pictorial references
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| Alvania mamillata | |