Alvania ignota

Alvania ignota
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	A. ignota
Binomial name
Alvania ignota Cecalupo & Perugia, 2009[1]

Alvania ignota is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.^[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Southern Madagascar; Réunion; Mauritius.

References

1. Cecalupo & Perugia (2009). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 63 (2) : 21. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
2. Alvania ignota Cecalupo & Perugia, 2009. WoRMS (2010). Alvania ignota Cecalupo & Perugia, 2009. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457017 on 9 August 2010 .

• Cecalupo & Perugia (2009). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 63 (2) : 21