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

Alvania kowiensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. kowiensis
Binomial name
Alvania kowiensis
Tomlin, 1931
Synonyms

Alvania ima Bartsch, 1915 (invalid: junior homonym of Alvania ima Bartsch, 1911)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2.3 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs off Port Alfred, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania kowiensis Tomlin, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594839 on 2024-01-24
  • Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1931). On South African marine Mollusca, with descriptions of new genera and species. Annals of the Natal Museum. 6(3): 415–450, pl. 33
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