Alvania nix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Alvania nix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. nix
Binomial name
Alvania nix
Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 2.4 mm and 4 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  • Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Goto Y. (2018). New marine species from the Central Philippines. Visaya. 5(1): 91-135. page(s): 98, pl. 5 figs 4-5.