Alvania electa
Species of gastropod
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Alvania electa is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
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| Alvania electa | |
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| Shell of Alvania electa (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. electa |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania electa (Monterosato, 1874) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea; also in the Gulf of Cadiz and off Madeira.
