Alvania elenae, Gofas, 2007

Gofas, Serge, 2007, Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from northeast Atlantic seamounts, Journal of Natural History 41 (13 - 16), pp. 779-885 : 798

Alvania elenae n. sp.

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Type material Holotype MNHN 9704 (sh., 2.56× 1.76 mm) and 15 paratypes MNHN 9749 (3 spm. and

12 sh., 2.36×1.60 to 2.80× 1.80 mm) from Seamount 2 sta. DW152, in MNHN.

Type locality

Figures

Figure 9. Alvania elenae n. sp. (A) Holotype (sh.) from Meteor seamount, DW152 (470 m), actual size 2.56 mm; (B) paratype, same locality, actual size 2.58 mm; (C) protoconch of the holotype; (D) shell from Hyères seamount, DW182 (480 m), actual size 2.60 mm; (E) protoconch, same shell; (F) microsculpture, same shell; (G, H) shells from Irving seamount, DW215 (275 m), actual sizes 1.82 and 2.00 mm; (I) protoconch, same shell as (H). Scale bars: 100 Mm.