Alvania pseudoareolata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.
Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, USA and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Description The maximum recorded shell length is 2.9 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .
Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 18 m. Maximum recorded depth is 808 m.
References
Verrill, A. E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the east coast of North America. American Journal of Science and Arts. 3: 17-309. Warén A. (1974). Revision of the Arctic-Atlantic Rissoidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Zoologica Scripta 3: 121-135 Brunel, P., Bosse, L. & Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 pp.
External links Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. Northeastern Naturalist. 11, 261-324