Alvania marioi
| Alvania marioi | |
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| Shell of Alvania marioi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. marioi
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania marioi Gofas, 1999[1]
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Alvania marioi is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.75 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
- ^ Gofas S. (1999). The West African Rissoidae (Gastropoda: Rissooidea) and their similarities to some European species. The Nautilus 113(3): 78-101.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 08/09/10.
- ^ Alvania marioi Gofas, 1999. WoRMS (2010). Alvania marioi Gofas, 1999. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457473 on 9 August 2010 .