Alvania

Alvania
	Alvania clathrella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania; Risso, 1826
Type species
	Alvania europea Risso, 1826;
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Acinopsis Monterosato, 1884; Acinulus Monterosato [in Seguenza], 1903; Acinus Monterosato, 1884; Actonia Monterosato, 1884; Alcidia Monterosato, 1890 † (invalid: junior homonym of Alcidia Westwood, 1879 [Lepidoptera]; Alcidiella is a replacement name); Alcidiella Cossmann, 1921 †; Alvanea (incorrect subsequent spelling); Alvania (Acinulus) Seguenza, 1903 (Not sufficiently different from Alvania s.s.); Alvania (Alvanolira) F. Nordsieck, 1972; Alvania (Alvinia) Monterosato, 1884; Alvania (Coronalvania) F. Nordsieck, 1972; Alvania (Lanciella) F. Nordsieck, 1972; Alvania (Linemera) Finlay, 1924; Alvania (Moniziella) F. Nordsieck, 1972; Alvania (Willetia) (incorrect subsequent spelling); Alvania (Willettia) Gordon, 1939 (Willettia synonymized with Alvania); Alvaniella Monterosato [in Sacco], 1895; Alvanolira F. Nordsieck, 1972; Alvinia Monterosato, 1884; Alvinia (Conalvinia) Ponder, 1967; Alvinia (Linemera) Finlay, 1924; Ameririssoa Ponder, 1985; Arsenia Monterosato, 1891; Conalvinia Ponder, 1967; Flemellia Nordsieck, 1972; Galeodina Monterosato, 1884; Linemera Finlay, 1924; Manzonia (Alvinia) Monterosato, 1884; Manzonia (Andrewiella) F. Nordsieck, 1972; Massotia Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884; Moniziella Nordsieck, 1972; Profundialvania Taviani, 1975; Pseudalvania R. Janssen, 1967; Pusillina (Ameririssoa) Ponder, 1985; Rissoa (Alvania); (Alvinia) Monterosato, 1884; Rissoa (Galeodina) Monterosato, 1884; Rissoia (Alvania) Risso, 1826; Thapsia Monterosato, 1884 (invalid: junior homonym of Thapsia Albers, 1860; Thapsiella is a replacement name); Thapsiella P. Fischer, 1885; Turbona Leach [in Gray], 1847; Turbona (Massotiella) F. Nordsieck, 1972; Zacanthusa Leach, 1852;

Alvania is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.

They form a very diversified group within the Rissoidae family.

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