Alvania distincta

Alvania distincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	A. distincta
Binomial name
	Alvania distincta; W. H. Turton, 1932

Last updated November 10, 2025

Alvania distincta is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Rissoidae.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Port Alfred, South Africa.

References

↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania distincta W. H. Turton, 1932. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865985 on 2024-01-23

Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1–331, pls 1-70.

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania distincta W. H. Turton, 1932. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865985 on 2024-01-23

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