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

Alvania prusi
Shell of Alvania prusi (syntype at MNHN, 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. prusi
Binomial name
Alvania prusi
(P. Fischer, 1877)
Synonyms

Rissoa (Alvania) prusi P. Fischer, 1877 (Alvania accepted as full genus)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

Fossils were found on the island of Rhodes.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania prusi (P. Fischer, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874807 on 2024-01-28
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