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

Alvania alboranensis
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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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Alborán Island, Spain

References

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  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 .
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