Alvania internodula
Species of gastropod
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Alvania internodula is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania internodula | |
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| Shell of Alvania internodula (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. internodula |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania internodula Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 1.5 mm and 3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores and Mauritania.