Alvania abrupta explained

Alvania abrupta is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 1.4 mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs at the Taiaroa Canyon, off Otago Peninsula

References

• Dell, R. K. (1956). The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum Bulletin. 18: 1–235.
• Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press,

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania abrupta (Dell, 1956). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598542 on 2024-01-03