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

Alvania pizzinii
Shell of Alvania pizzinii (holotype atMNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. pizzinii
Binomial name
Alvania pizzinii
Amati, Smriglio & Oliverio, 2020

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2.3 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania pizzinii Amati, Smriglio & Oliverio, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1434692 on 2024-01-06
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