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Alvania versoverana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	A. versoverana
Binomial name
	Alvania versoverana; (Melvill, 1893)
Synonyms
	Rissoa versoverana Melvill, 1893 superseded combination

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.2 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The small, delicate shell is ovate-oblong and semi-translucent. It contains six ventricose whorls, adpressed to the sutures. The sculpture consists of longitudinal, slightly oblique ribs. They almost cease to exist at the base of the body whorl. The shell has a delicate transverse liration. The aperture is round. The outer lip is thin and simple. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.

References

^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania versoverana (Melvill, 1893). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594830 on 2024-01-31
^ Melvill, J. C. (1893). Descriptions of twenty-five new species of marine shells from Bombay collected by Alexander Abercrombie, Esq. Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society. 7: 52-67, 1 pl This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania versoverana (Melvill, 1893). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594830 on 2024-01-31

[2] Melvill, J. C. (1893). Descriptions of twenty-five new species of marine shells from Bombay collected by Alexander Abercrombie, Esq. Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society. 7: 52-67, 1 pl This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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