Alvania josefoi is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[2]

Alvania josefoi
Shell of Alvania josefoi (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. josefoi
Binomial name
Alvania josefoi
Oliver & Templado, 2009[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 1.8 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off the Balearic Islands and Greece.

References

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  1. ^ Oliver J.D. & Templado J., 2009. Dos nuevas especies del género Alvania (Caenogastropoda, Rissoidae). Iberus 27(1): 57-66.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
  2. ^ Alvania josefoi Oliver & Templado, 2009. WoRMS (2010). Alvania josefoi Oliver & Templado, 2009. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458014 on 9 August 2010 .
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