Alvania Risso, 1826
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930701298085 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5229705 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6D0287CF-FFB8-FFE5-C8CA-FD5557CDFBC4 |
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Felipe |
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Alvania Risso, 1826 |
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Genus Alvania Risso, 1826 View in CoL
Type species. Alvania europea Risso, 1826 , subsequent designation by Nevill, 1885 (5 Alvania cimex (Linne´, 1758)).
The genus Alvania is here taken in a very broad sense, as a catchall genus for species of Rissoidae having both spiral and axial sculpture on the shell, until some phylogeny is unravelled. This is a difficult task in this speciose group, and requires a broader geographic scope. Most characters currently considered for species definition are highly liable to convergence.
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