Alvania richeri

Alvania richeri
Shell of Alvania richeri (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	A. richeri
Binomial name
Alvania richeri Gofas, 1999[1]

Alvania richeri 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 2.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Senegal.

References

1. Gofas S. (1999). The West African Rissoidae (Gastropoda: Rissooidea) and their similarities to some European species. The Nautilus 113(3): 78-101.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
2. Alvania richeri Gofas, 1999. WoRMS (2010). Alvania richeri Gofas, 1999. 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=457475 on 9 August 2010 .