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Alvania thouinensis

  • Molluscs
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Water temperature15–21 °C
  • Best monthsJanuary
  • How commonRare
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About this species

Alvania thouinensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Alvania thouinensis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

  • January: 2 records
  • February: 0 records
  • March: 0 records
  • April: 1 records
  • May: 0 records
  • June: 1 records
  • July: 1 records
  • August: 0 records
  • September: 0 records
  • October: 0 records
  • November: 0 records
  • December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–21 °C

  • 14–16 °C: 6 records
  • 16–18 °C: 1 records
  • 18–20 °C: 2 records
  • 20–22 °C: 10 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Alvania (Linemera) thouinensis

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

  • Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
  • Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
  • Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
  • 27 open-data records from 1895 to 1989.
  • Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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