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

Alvania skylla
Close-up of the shell of Alvania skylla (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. skylla
Binomial name
Alvania skylla
Tisselli & Micali, 2023

Description

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The length of the shell attains 1.86 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Central Mediterranean Sea in Italy off Reggio di Calabria.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania skylla Tisselli & Micali, 2023. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1713303 on 2024-01-09
  • Tisselli, M. & Micali, P. (2023). Alvania skylla n. sp. from the Mediterranean Sea (Gastropoda: Rissoidae). Bollettino Malacologico. 59(2): 156–165.
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