Alvania kowiensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania kowiensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. kowiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania kowiensis Tomlin, 1931
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| Synonyms | |
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Alvania ima Bartsch, 1915 (invalid: junior homonym of Alvania ima Bartsch, 1911) | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 2.3 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs off Port Alfred, South Africa.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania kowiensis Tomlin, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594839 on 2024-01-24
- Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1931). On South African marine Mollusca, with descriptions of new genera and species. Annals of the Natal Museum. 6(3): 415–450, pl. 33
External links
edit- Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. Bulletin. United States National Museum. 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates.
- Barnard, K. H. (1963). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part III. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Taenioglossa. i>Annals of the South African Museum 47(1): 1-199.,