Alvania turkensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.
Distribution This species occurs in the tropical West Atlantic Ocean.
Description The maximum recorded shell length is 1.2 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .
Habitat Its minimum recorded depth is 20 m and its maximum recorded depth is 20 m.
References
External links Faber, M. J. and R. G. Moolenbeek. 2004. Five new micro molluscs from the tropical western Atlantic (Gastropoda, Rissooidea, Barleeidae, Rissoidae). Beaufortia 54: 59-65