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

Alvania herosae
Shell of Alvania herosae (holotype at MNHN, paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. herosae
Binomial name
Alvania herosae
Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2.02 mm. [2]

Distribution

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This species occurs off the Austral Islands, French Polynesia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Alvania herosae Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1725127 on 2023-12-28
  2. ^ MNHN? paris: Alvania herosae
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