Alvania meridioamericana is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania meridioamericana Weisbord, 1962. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532376 on 2024-01-02
Taxonomy This is a Lirobarleeia (Barleeidae); possibly a junior synonym of Lirobarleeia chiriquiensis (Olsson & McGinty, 1958).
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Curaçao and Venezuela.
References
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links Weisbord, N. E. (1962). Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 42(193): 1-672, 48 pls