Alvania portentosa is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Rissoidae.[2]

Alvania portentosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. portentosa
Binomial name
Alvania portentosa
Rolán & Hernández, 2007[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 Atlantic Ocean off São Tomé and Príncipe

References

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  1. ^ Rolán E. & Hernández J.M. (2007). Three new species of Alvania(Gastropoda, Prosobranchia, Rissoidae) from São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea,West Africa). Iberus 25(2): 9-18.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
  2. ^ Alvania portentosa Rolán & Hernández, 2007. WoRMS (2010). Alvania portentosa Rolan & Hernandez, 2007. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458250 on 9 August 2010 .
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