Alvania kowiensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania kowiensis Tomlin, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594839 on 2024-01-24
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.3 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm. Distribution This species occurs off Port Alfred, South Africa.
References
Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1931). On South African marine Mollusca, with descriptions of new genera and species. Annals of the Natal Museum. 6(3): 415–450, pl. 33
External links Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. Bulletin. United States National Museum. 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates. Barnard, K. H. (1963). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part III. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Taenioglossa. i>Annals of the South African Museum 47(1): 1-199.,