Alvania hedleyi explained

Alvania hedleyi 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 2.5 mm, its diameter 1.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.

References

• Thiele, J. (1930). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. 5 (8). Gastropoda und Bivalvia. Jena: Gustav Fischer. 561–596, pl. 4.
• Ponder, W.F. 1985. A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 4: 1-221

External links

• Cotton, B. C. (1944). Recent Australian species of the family Rissoidae (Mollusca). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 68: 286-314; plate XVI

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania hedleyi Thiele, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578554 on 2024-01-24