Alvania pettinellii
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| authority = Amati, 2024
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Alvania pettinellii is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania pettinellii Amati, 2024. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1737157 on 2024-09-11
Description
The length of the shell reaches approximately 1.57 mm in height and 0.92 mm in width.[https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/im/item/2000-39447?listIndex=3215&listCount=239072 MNHN, Paris: Alvania pettinellii]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Kenya.
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External links
- {{cite journal |last1=Amati |first1=B. |title=A new species of Alvania Risso, 1826 from the Western Indian Ocean (Gastropoda Rissoidae) |journal=Biodiversity Journal |date=2024 |volume=15 |issue=1 |page=28 |doi=10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2024.15.1.27.32 |doi-access=free }}
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Category:Gastropods described in 2024
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