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

Alvania johannae
Shell of Alvania johannae (specimen at Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
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. johannae
Binomial name
Alvania johannae
(Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1998)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2.8 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.

References

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  1. ^ Alvania johannae (Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1998). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania johannae (Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1998). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141201 on 9 August 2010 .
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