Alvania peloritana
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| Alvania peloritana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. peloritana |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania peloritana (Aradas & Benoit, 1874) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rissoa peloritana Aradas & Benoit, 1874 | |
Alvania peloritana is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 3.2 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea (off the coast of Messina)[citation needed]