Alvania is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.
These marine species can be found worldwide (except in the Antarctic and Subantarctic regions).
Species within the genus Alvania include:
Species brought into synonymy
Alvania carpenteri (Weinkauff, 1885): synonym of Onoba carpenteri (Weinkauff, 1885)Alvania granti Strong, 1938: synonym of Lirobarleeia granti (Strong, 1938)Alvania herrerae Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1930: synonym of Lirobarleeia herrerae (Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1930)Alvania lucasana Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1930: synonym of Lirobarleeia electrina (Carpenter, 1864)Alvania minuta (Golikov & Fedjakov in Scarlato, 1987): synonym of Punctulum minutum Golikov & Fedjakov, 1987Alvania perlata Mörch, 1860: synonym of Lirobarleeia perlata (Mörch, 1860)Alvania porcupinae Gofas & Warén, 1982: synonym of Punctulum porcupinae (Gofas & Warén, 1982)Alvania supranitida S.V. Wood, 1842: synonym of Aclis minor (Brown, 1827)Alvania wyvillethomsoni (Friele, 1877): synonym of Punctulum wyvillethomsoni (Friele, 1877)
