Alvania alboranensis

Alvania alboranensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	A. alboranensis
Binomial name
Alvania alboranensis Peñas & Rolán, 2006

Alvania alboranensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Rissoidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Alborán Island, Spain

References

1. Alvania alboranensis Peñas & Rolán, 2006. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania alboranensis Peñas & Rolán, 2006. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234151 on 9 August 2010 .

External links

• Peñas A., Rolán E., Luque A.A., Templado J., Moreno D., Rubio F., Salas C., Sierra A. & Gofas S. (2006). Moluscos marinos de la isla de Alborán. Iberus. 24(1): 23-151
• Conchology.be: image