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

Alvania curacaoensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. curacaoensis
Binomial name
Alvania curacaoensis
De Jong & Coomans, 1988

Description

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The length of the shell attains 1 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs off Curaçao and Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania curacaoensis De Jong & Coomans, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532371 on 2024-01-21
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