Alvania nihonkaiensis explained

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Sea of Japan.

References

• Hasegawa K. (2014) A review of bathyal Rissoidae in the Sea of Japan and adjacent waters (Gastropoda: Rissooidea). In: T. Fujita (ed.), Deep-sea fauna of the Sea of Japan. National Museum of Nature and Science Monographs 44: 75–148.
• Hasegawa, K. (2022). Bathyal Rissoidae (Gastropoda: Rissooidea) off the Russian Far East coast of the Sea of Japan, with redescription of Punctulum reticulatum Golikov, 1986. Ruthenica. 32(2): 85–92.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania nihonkaiensis Hasegawa, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759693 on 2024-01-03