Alvania joseae
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| Alvania joseae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | A. joseae |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvania joseae (Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998) | |
Alvania joseae is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 2.8 mm. Their shells are pale, "ovate to cylindrical, with a blunt apex."[2] The shell displays 1.5 whorls, often with light brown bands or spots.[2] They are heterotrophs, specifically detritivores.[3]