Alvania grancanariensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.
Description Alvania grancanariensis s a very tiny marine gastropod, where the maximum shell length measures 1.5 mm. The small size of the organism makes it a micromollusc, which is a kind of mollusc distinguished by very tiny shells.
Distribution Alvania grancanariensis is known from the southern coast of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, where it was originally recorded from Maspalomas, its type locality. Current published records indicate that the species is restricted to Gran Canaria.
References
Segers W. (1999). Alvania grancanariensis new species from the Canary Islands (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Gloria Maris 37(5-6): 82-87 pl. 8
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