Alvania gofasi
| Alvania gofasi | |
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| Shell of Alvania gofasi (holotype at MNHN,Paris) | |
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. gofasi
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvania gofasi (Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990)
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| Synonyms | |
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Manzonia gofasi Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990 (original combination) | |
Alvania gofasi is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell varies between 1.7 mm and 2.4 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References[edit]
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Alvania gofasi (Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534756 on 2023-12-27
External links[edit]
- Rolán E. & Fernandes F. (1990). Tres nuevas especies del genero Manzonia (Mollusca, Gastropoda) para la costa occidental de Africa. Publicações Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia. 15: 63-68
- Gofas S. (1999). The West African Rissoidae (Gastropoda: Rissooidea) and their similarities to some European species. The Nautilus 113(3): 78-101
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