Alvania auberiana
Species of gastropod
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Alvania auberiana, common name the West Indian alvania, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania auberiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. auberiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania auberiana (d'Orbigny, 1842) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rissoa auberiana d'Orbigny, 1842 | |
Distribution
This marine species occurs off North Carolina, USA, Bermuda, Curaçao and Colombia to Eastern Brazil.
