Alvania tomentosa is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 1.5 mm and 3 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy; in the Strait of Gibraltar (Moroccan part).
References
External links Pallary, P. (1920). Exploration scientifique du Maroc organisée par la Société de Géographie de Paris et continuée par la Société des Sciences Naturelles du Maroc. Deuxième fascicule. Malacologie. i>Larose, Rabat et Paris pp. 108. 1(1): map van Aartsen, J.J.; Menkhorst, H.P.M.G.; Gittenberger, E. (1984). The marine mollusca of the Bay of Algeciras, Spain, with general notes on Mitrella, Marginellidae and Turridae. Basteria. Supplement 2: 1-135 Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213