Alvania hirta is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]

Alvania hirta
Shell of Alvania hirta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. hirta
Binomial name
Alvania hirta
(Monterosato, 1884)
Synonyms

Acinopsis hirta Monterosato, 1884

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2.9 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea (Italy, Greece).

References

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  1. ^ Alvania hirta (Monterosato, 1884). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania hirta (Monterosato, 1884). 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=141194 on 9 August 2010 .
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