Alvania cruzi explained

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 2.2 mm and 3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Brazil.

References

• Castellanos, Z. J. A. de & Fernández, D. E. (1974). Nuevas Rissoa Freminuille 1813 del Atlántico sudoccidental (Mollusca Rissoacea). Neotrópica. 20 (63): 153–155.

External links

• Wiggers F. & Veitenheimer-Mendes I. (2009) First record and new combination of a rissoid gastropod from off south Brazil. Biotemas 22 (4): 251-254

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Alvania herwigia (Castellanos & D. E. Fernández, 1974). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532375 on 2023-12-28