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Alvania grancanariensis

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Alvania grancanariensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. grancanariensis
Binomial name
Alvania grancanariensis
Segers, 1999

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 1.5 mm.

Distribution

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The species has been found on the shores of the island of Gran Canaria.

References

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  1. ^ Alvania grancanariensis Segers, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 December 2018.
  • Segers W. (1999). Alvania grancanariensis new species from the Canary Islands (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Gloria Maris 37(5-6): 82-87 pl. 8
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