Alvania gofasi

Alvania gofasi
Shell of Alvania gofasi (holotype at MNHN,Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	A. gofasi
Binomial name
Alvania gofasi (Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990)
Synonyms
Manzonia gofasiRolán & F. Fernandes, 1990 (original combination)

Alvania gofasi is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 1.7 mm and 2.4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

1. 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

• 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