Alvania seinensis, Gofas, 2007

Gofas, Serge, 2007, Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from northeast Atlantic seamounts, Journal of Natural History 41 (13 - 16), pp. 779-885 : 795

Alvania seinensis n. sp.

( Figure 7E–H )

Type material Holotype MNHN 9702 (sh., 1.40× 0.98 mm) and 20 paratypes MNHN 9743 (sh.,

1.40×0.90 to 1.60×1.00 mm) from Seamount 1 sta. DE72, in MNHN.

Type locality

Figures

Figure 7. (A–D) Alvania microstriata Hoenselaar and Goud, 1998. (A, B) Shells from Seine seamount, DE84 (450–455 m), actual size 1.57 and 1.54 mm; (C) protoconch, same shell as B; (D) microsculpture, same shell as A. (E–H) Alvania seinensis n. sp. (E, F) Holotype (sh.) from Seine seamount, DE72 (165 m), actual size 1.40 mm; (G) protoconch of the holotype; (H) microsculpture. Scale bars: 100 Mm (C, G); 50 Mm (D, H).