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

Alvania occidua
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. occidua
Binomial name
Alvania occidua
(Cotton, 1944)
Synonyms
  • Alvania (Alvania) occidua (Cotton, 1944)
  • Alvania (Linemera) occidua (Cotton, 1944) · alternate representation
  • Linemera occidua Cotton, 1944 ·

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2.1 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

Distribution

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This species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Western Australia

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania occidua (Cotton, 1944). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594835 on 2024-01-03
  • Ponder, W.F. 1985. A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 4: 1-221
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