Alvania dorbignyi
Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 815 3; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 5851 0; Mediterranean Sea 1618 0; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 612 2; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 4484 0; North Atlantic Ocean 645 2; North Atlantic Ocean 349 0
Original distribution uncertain with records from the northern Red Sea
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Probably among infralittoral brown algae like related species.
Cryptogenic: (status unresolved)
Possibly via the Suez Canal. The status of this species as an immigrant has been questioned by Mienis (1985), who contends that it is a native Mediterranean species and that Red Sea occurrences may be due to north-south migration through the Suez Canal.
1st Med record: 1958
1st Med country: Israel
Bogi C, Cianfanelli S, Talenti E (1989) La malacofauna dell'Isola di CIpro. Atti Prima Giornata di Studi Malacologici CISMA, 187-214.
Katsanevakis S, Tsiamis K, Ioannou G, Michailidis N, Zenetos A (2009) Inventory of alien marine species of Cyprus (2009). Mediterranean Marine Science 10(2): 109-134. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.113
Cecalupo A, Quadri P (1996) Contributo alla conoscenza malacologica per il nord dell’ isola di Cipro (parte III). Bollettino Malacologico 31: 95-118.