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Alvania keenae M. Gordon, 1939
593632 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:593632)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Alvania (Willettia) keenae M. Gordon, 1939 · unaccepted (Willettia synonymized with Alvania)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gordon, M., Jr. (1939). A new subgenus and species of West Coast "<i>Alvania</i>". <em>The Nautilus.</em> 53(1): 29-33, pl. 7, figs. 7, 9 (left)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516313 [details]
Type locality contained in California
, Note beach drift among boulders, Moss Beach, San...
type locality contained in California (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality beach drift among boulders, Moss Beach, San Mateo County [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Angeline Myra Keen (1905-1986).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Angeline Myra Keen (1905-1986). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Alvania keenae M. Gordon, 1939. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=593632 on 2025-09-10
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Gordon, M., Jr. (1939). A new subgenus and species of West Coast "<i>Alvania</i>". <em>The Nautilus.</em> 53(1): 29-33, pl. 7, figs. 7, 9 (left)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516313 [details]
basis of record Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 73 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 44, pl. S97 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 73 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 44, pl. S97 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
