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Alvania (Alcidiella)
Cossmann, 1921
AphiaID
716702
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:716702)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Rissooidea
Rissoidae
Alvania
Alvania (Alcidiella)
Status
unaccepted >
junior subjective synonym
Accepted name
Alvania
Risso, 1826
Rank
Subgenus
Type taxon
Alcidia spinosa
Monterosato, 1890
accepted as
Alvania spinosa
(Monterosato, 1890)
(type by typification of replaced name)
Parent
Alvania
Risso, 1826
Original name
Alvania (Alcidiella)
Cossmann, 1921
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent + fossil
Original description
Cossmann, M. (1921). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Douzième livraison. Paris: [the author]. 349 pp., plates A-D, 1-6.
,
available online at
http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37199513
page(s): 5, 26
[details]
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase.
Alvania (Alcidiella)
Cossmann, 1921. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716702 on 2026-06-16
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Alvania (Alcidiella)
Cossmann, 1921. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=716702 on 2026-06-16
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2013-01-27 12:09:03Z
created
Bouchet, Philippe
2014-12-27 21:04:51Z
changed
Gofas, Serge
2017-05-18 17:40:21Z
changed
Faber, Marien
2024-12-11 14:38:47Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2025-12-30 02:34:34Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce
[taxonomic tree]
[clear cache]
Sources (2)
Images (1)
original description
Cossmann, M. (1921). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Douzième livraison. Paris: [the author]. 349 pp., plates A-D, 1-6.
,
available online at
http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37199513
page(s): 5, 26
[details]
source of synonymy
Ponder, W. F. (1985). A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> Suppl. 4: 1-221. [12 February 1985].
,
available online at
http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Ponder-1985-Rec-Aust-Mus-Suppl-4-1221/
[details]
Available for editors
Unreviewed
Alvania spinosa
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synonym