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Alvania uapou

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Alvania uapou
Shell of Alvania uapou (hoplotype 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. uapou
Binomial name
Alvania uapou
Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 1.7 mm. [2]

Distribution

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This species occurs off the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Alvania uapou Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1725138 on 2023-
  2. ^ MNHN, Paris: Alvania uapou
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