Alvania johannae is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania johannae | |
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| Shell of Alvania johannae (specimen at Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
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. johannae
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania johannae (Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1998)
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 2.8 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.
References edit
- ^ 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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