Alvania skylla

Alvania skylla is a species of minute sea snail, a marine

Alvania skylla
gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Description
The length of the shell attains 1.86 mm.

Distribution
This species occurs in the Central Mediterranean Sea in Italy off
Reggio di Calabria. Close-up of the shell of Alvania skylla
(holotype at MNHN, Paris)

References Scientific classification

Domain: Eukaryota
1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania
skylla Tisselli & Micali, 2023. Accessed through: World Kingdom: Animalia
Register of Marine Species at:
https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php? Phylum: Mollusca
p=taxdetails&id=1713303 on 2024-01-09 Class: Gastropoda
Tisselli, M. & Micali, P. (2023). Alvania skylla n. sp. Subclass: Caenogastropoda
from the Mediterranean Sea (Gastropoda: Rissoidae).
Bollettino Malacologico. 59(2): 156–165. Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
External links Genus: Alvania
Species: A. skylla
Binomial name
Alvania skylla
Tisselli & Micali, 2023

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