Alvania

Alvania is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.

They form a very diversified group within the Rissoidae family.

Description
Alvania as currently used may not be monophyletic.

The genus Alvinia has been synonymized with Alvania, until a consistent phylogenetic scheme emerges for the whole group. , is sometimes considered a separate genus.

The genus Alvania comprises species with small shells with heights measuring between 1 mm and 7 mm. Their general shape is ovate-conical, reticulated with axial and spirals elements. They have a continuous peristome. Their coloration is variable.

Some species such as Alvania sculptilis have been named twice with the second naming becoming a junior secondary homonym. However, the genus Alvania as currently used has a very broad taxonomic extension, and these species may very well end up in different genera when a robust phylogeny becomes available.

Distribution
These marine species can be found worldwide (except in the antarctic and subantarctic regions). They can be found from intertidal depths to abyssal depths.

Species
Species within the genus Alvania include:


 * Alvania aartseni Verduin, 1986
 * Alvania abrupta (Dell, 1956)
 * Alvania abstersa van der Linden & van Aartsen, 1993
 * † Alvania absuturalis Chirli & Forli, 2021
 * Alvania acida Garilli, Reitano & Scuderi, 2023
 * † Alvania acuticarinata Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania adiaphoros Bouchet & Warén, 1993
 * Alvania adinogramma Bouchet & Warén, 1993
 * Alvania aeoliae Palazzi, 1988
 * Alvania aequisculpta Keep, 1887
 * Alvania africana Gofas, 1999
 * † Alvania agathae Reitano, Cresti & Di Franco, 2020
 * † Alvania aglaja De Stefani & Pantanelli in De Stefani, 1888
 * Alvania akibai (Yokoyama, 1926)
 * Alvania albachiarae Perugia, 2021
 * Alvania alboranensis Peñas & Rolán, 2006
 * † Alvania alexandrae O. Boettger, 1902
 * † Alvania alfredbelli Faber, 2017
 * Alvania algeriana (Monterosato, 1877)
 * Alvania aliceae Amati, 2014
 * † Alvania allixi Cossmann, 1919
 * Alvania almo Bartsch, 1911
 * † Alvania alta Bałuk, 1975
 * Alvania amatii Oliverio, 1986
 * † Alvania ameliae Chirli & Forli, 2021
 * † Alvania amoena Tabanelli, Bongiardino & Perugia, 2011
 * † Alvania amphitrite Thivaiou, Harzhauser & Koskeridou, 2019
 * † Alvania ampulla (Eichwald, 1853)
 * † Alvania anabaptizata Boettger, 1906
 * Alvania angioyi van Aartsen, 1982
 * Alvania angularis (Warén, 1996)
 * † Alvania angusticostata Traub, 1981
 * Alvania annetteae Amati, Danzelle & Devauchelle, 2018
 * Alvania annobonensis Rolán, 2004
 * † Alvania antwerpiensis Glibert, 1952
 * † Alvania aquensis (Grateloup, 1838)
 * † Alvania areolifera (Sandberger, 1863)
 * Alvania argentea (G.B. Sowerby III, 1892)
 * † Alvania argillensis Lozouet, 1998
 * †Alvania armata Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania arubensis De Jong & Coomans, 1988
 * Alvania aspera (Philippi, 1844)
 * Alvania asperula (Brugnone, 1880)
 * † Alvania asphaltodus Beets, 1942
 * † Alvania aturensis Lozouet, 1998
 * Alvania auberiana (d'Orbigny, 1842)
 * Alvania aupouria (Powell, 1937)
 * Alvania aurantiaca (Watson, 1873)
 * Alvania awa Chinzei, 1959
 * † Alvania awamoaensis (H. J. Finlay, 1924)
 * †Alvania babylonelliformis Gürs in Gürs & Spiegler, 1999
 * † Alvania baldoi Garilli & Parrinello, 2011
 * Alvania balearica Oliver & Templado, 2009
 * † Alvania barreti (Morlet, 1885)
 * Alvania bartolinorum Amati & Smriglio, 2019
 * † Alvania bartschi Olsson, 1942
 * † Alvania basisulcata A. W. Janssen, 1972
 * Alvania beanii (Hanley in Thorpe, 1844)
 * † Alvania belgica Glibert, 1952
 * † Alvania belli Harmer, 1920
 * Alvania bermudensis Faber & Moolenbeek, 1987
 * Alvania beyersi (Thiele, 1925)
 * † Alvania beyrichii (Bosquet, 1859)
 * † Alvania bicingulata (G. Seguenza, 1876)
 * † Alvania bonellii Palazzi, 1996
 * † Alvania bonneti Cossmann, 1921
 * Alvania bounteyensis (Dell, 1950)
 * Alvania boutani Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1907
 * Alvania bozcaadensis T isselli & Giunchi, 2013
 * † Alvania braillonis (Le Renard, 1990)
 * † Alvania brusinai Schwartz von Mohrenstern in Brusina, 1877
 * † Alvania burtoni Glibert, 1962
 * †Alvania butonensis Beets, 1942
 * Alvania cabrensis Rolán & Hernández, 2007
 * † Alvania calasi Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016
 * † Alvania calliope Chirli & U. Linse, 2011
 * Alvania campanii Tisselli & Giunchi, 2013
 * Alvania campta (Dall, 1927)
 * Alvania canariensis (d'Orbigny, 1840)
 * Alvania cancapae Bouchet & Warén, 1993
 * Alvania cancellata (da Costa, 1778)
 * Alvania candasae J. D. Oliver & Gofas, 2022
 * Alvania canonica (Dall, 1927)
 * † Alvania caporalii Chirli, 2006
 * Alvania carinata (da Costa, 1778)
 * † Alvania cathyae Landau, Marquet & Grigis, 2003
 * † Alvania cerreti Gardella, Bertaccini, Bertamini, Bongiardino, Petracci & Tabanelli, 2021
 * † Alvania chilensis (Philippi, 1887)
 * Alvania cimex (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Alvania cimicoides (Forbes, 1844)
 * † Alvania cioppii Chirli, 2006
 * Alvania clarae (Nofroni & Pizzini, 1991)
 * Alvania clathrella (Seguenza L., 1903)
 * Alvania claudioi Buzzurro & Landini, 2007
 * † Alvania coccoi (G. Seguenza, 1876)
 * Alvania colossophilus Oberling, 1970
 * Alvania compacta (Carpenter, 1864)
 * Alvania concinna A. Adams, 1861
 * † Alvania conica Schwartz von Mohrenstern, 1867
 * † Alvania convexispira O. Boettger, 1906
 * Alvania corneti Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998
 * Alvania corona Nordsieck, 1972
 * Alvania coseli (Gofas, 1999)
 * Alvania cosmia Bartsch, 1911
 * † Alvania cossmanni Harmer, 1920
 * † Alvania couffoni Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania cranchiana Leach, 1852
 * † Alvania crassistriata (S. V. Wood, 1848)
 * † Alvania craticula (Briart & Cornet, 1887)
 * † Alvania critica Boettger, 1907
 * Alvania cruzi (Castellanos & Fernández, 1974)
 * Alvania crystallina (Garrett, 1873)
 * Alvania curacaoensis De Jong & Coomans, 1988
 * † Alvania curta (Dujardin, 1837)
 * † Alvania daguini Peyrot, 1938
 * Alvania dalmatica Buzzurro & Prkic, 2007
 * Alvania datchaensis Amati & Oliverio, 1987
 * † Alvania dautzenbergi Glibert, 1949
 * Alvania debruynei Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004
 * Alvania dejongi Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004
 * Alvania denhartogi Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998
 * † Alvania densecostata Harmer, 1920
 * Alvania desabatae Amati & Smriglio, 2016
 * Alvania deweti (Thiele, 1925)
 * † Alvania diadema De Stefani & Pantanelli in De Stefani, 1888
 * Alvania dianiensis Oliverio, 1988
 * Alvania dictyophora (Philippi, 1844)
 * Alvania dijkstrai (Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998)
 * † Alvania dimitrii Garilli & Parrinello, 2010
 * † Alvania dingdensis (A. W. Janssen, 1967)
 * Alvania dipacoi Giusti Fr. & Nofroni, 1989
 * Alvania discazalorum Lozouet, 1998 †
 * Alvania discors (Allan, 1818)
 * Alvania disparilis Monterosato, 1890
 * † Alvania dissensia Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016
 * Alvania distincta W. H. Turton, 1932
 * † Alvania doliolum Lozouet, 2015
 * †Alvania dollfusi (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902)
 * Alvania dorbignyi (Audouin, 1826)
 * † Alvania dubia (G. Seguenza, 1876)
 * † Alvania dubiosa Harmer, 1920
 * † Alvania dumasi (Cossmann, 1899)
 * Alvania electa (Monterosato, 1874)
 * Alvania elegantissima (Monterosato, 1875)
 * Alvania elenae Gofas, 2007
 * Alvania elisae Margelli, 2001
 * † Alvania ellae (Boettger, 1901)
 * Alvania emaciata (Mörch, 1876)
 * † Alvania enysii (Bell, 1898)
 * † Alvania erato Chirli & U. Linse, 2011
 * † Alvania erecta Harmer, 1920
 * † Alvania erentoezae İslamoğlu, 2006
 * Alvania esmes Manousis, J. D. Oliver & Zaminos, 2023
 * Alvania euchila (Watson, 1886)
 * Alvania eucraspeda (Hedley, 1911)
 * † Alvania euphrosine De Stefani & Pantanelli in De Stefani, 1888
 * † Alvania eurydictium (Cossmann, 1888)
 * Alvania exserta (Suter, 1908)
 * Alvania faberi De Jong & Coomans, 1988
 * † Alvania falsivenus Lozouet, 2015
 * † Alvania falunica Peyrot, 1938
 * Alvania fasciata (Tenison Woods, 1876)
 * Alvania fenestrata (Krauss, 1848)
 * † Alvania fezata Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania filocincta (Hedley & Petterd, 1906)
 * Alvania fischeri (Jeffreys, 1884)
 * Alvania flava Okutani, 1964
 * Alvania flexilis Gofas, 1999
 * † Alvania foraminata Lozouet, 1998
 * Alvania formicarum Gofas, 1989
 * Alvania fractospira (Oberling, 1970)
 * † Alvania francescoi Garilli, 2008
 * Alvania franseni Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998
 * † Alvania frediani Della Bella & Scarponi, 2000
 * Alvania freitasi Segers, Swinnen & De Prins, 2009
 * † Alvania frigida (Cossmann, 1921)
 * Alvania fulgens W. H. Turton, 1932
 * Alvania funiculata Gofas, 2007
 * † Alvania galeodinopsis (Le Renard, 1990)
 * Alvania gallegosi Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1930
 * Alvania gallinacea (Finlay, 1930)
 * Alvania garrafensis Peñas & Rolán, 2008
 * Alvania gascoignei Rolán, 2001
 * Alvania gemina Rolán & Hernández, 2007
 * † Alvania gemmulata (G. Seguenza, 1876)
 * Alvania geryonia (Nardo, 1847)
 * † Alvania giselae (Boettger, 1901)
 * Alvania glabra Leach, 1852
 * † Alvania globosa Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania gofasi (Rolán & Fernandes, 1990)
 * † Alvania gontsharovae Iljina, 1993
 * † Alvania gourbesvillensis Cossmann, 1921
 * Alvania gradatoides (Finlay, 1930)
 * Alvania grancanariensis Segers, 1999
 * † Alvania granosa Tabanelli, Bongiardino & Perugia, 2011
 * Alvania guancha Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1989
 * † Alvania gutta Tabanelli, Bongiardino & Perugia, 2011
 * Alvania halia Bartsch, 1911
 * Alvania hallgassi Amati & Oliverio, 1985
 * Alvania harrietae Segers, Swinnen & De Prins, 2009
 * †Alvania hauniensis Ravn, 1939
 * Alvania hedleyi Thiele, 1930
 * † Alvania helenae Boettger, 1901
 * † Alvania heraelaciniae Ruggieri, 1950
 * Alvania herosae Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023
 * Alvania herwigia (Castellanos & Fernández, 1974)
 * † Alvania hinschi Gürs & Weinbrecht, 2001
 * Alvania hirta (Monterosato, 1884)
 * Alvania hispidula (Monterosato, 1884)
 * Alvania hoeksemai Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998
 * †Alvania holsatica Anderson, 1960
 * † Alvania holubicensis Friedberg, 1923
 * † Alvania houdasi (Cossmann, 1907)
 * Alvania hueti Bozzetti, 2017
 * † Alvania hungarica Bohn-Havas, 1973
 * Alvania hyerensis Gofas, 2007
 * Alvania ignota Cecalupo & Perugia, 2009
 * Alvania ima Bartsch, 1911
 * Alvania imperspicua (Pallary, 1920)
 * Alvania incognita (Warén, 1996)
 * Alvania inflata W. H. Turton, 1932
 * † Alvania insulsa Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania internodula (Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998)
 * † Alvania interrupta (Finlay, 1924)
 * Alvania isolata (Laseron, 1956)
 * Alvania jacquesi Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998
 * Alvania jeffreysi (Waller, 1864)
 * Alvania johannae (Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1998)
 * Alvania joseae (Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998)
 * Alvania josefoi Oliver & Templado, 2009
 * † Alvania josephineae Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * † Alvania kaawaensis (Laws, 1940)
 * † Alvania kenneyi Ladd, 1966
 * Alvania kermadecensis (Oliver, 1915)
 * † Alvania kowalewskii Bałuk, 1975
 * Alvania kowiensis Tomlin, 1931
 * Alvania kwandangensis (Schepman, 1909)
 * † Alvania lachesis (Basterot, 1825)
 * † Alvania lachrimula Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * † Alvania lactanea Glibert, 1949
 * Alvania lactea (Michaud, 1832)
 * †Alvania lagouardensis Lozouet & Maestrati, 1982
 * Alvania lamellata Dautzenberg, 1889
 * Alvania lampra (Dall, 1927)
 * Alvania lanciae (Calcara, 1845)
 * † Alvania laufensis Traub, 1981
 * † Alvania laurae Brunetti & Vecchi, 2012
 * Alvania lavaleyei Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998
 * Alvania leacocki (Watson, 1873)
 * †Alvania leopardiana Brunetti & Vecchi, 2012
 * Alvania letourneuxi Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023
 * Alvania liesjeae Segers, Swinnen & De Prins, 2009
 * † Alvania ligeriana Peyrot, 1938
 * Alvania limensis (Ponder & Worsfold, 1994)
 * Alvania lineata Risso, 1826
 * Alvania litoralis (Nordsieck, 1972)
 * Alvania littorinoides Cossmann, 1921 †
 * Alvania lucinae Oberling, 1970
 * Alvania macandrewi (Manzoni, 1868)
 * Alvania macella Gofas, 2007
 * Alvania maclurgi (Powell, 1933)
 * Alvania mamillata Risso, 1826
 * Alvania marchadi (Gofas, 1999)
 * † Alvania mariae (A. d'Orbigny, 1852)
 * Alvania marioi Gofas, 1999
 * Alvania marmarisensis Bitlis & Öztürk, 2017
 * Alvania masirahensis Perugia, 2021
 * † Alvania maurizioi Chirli, 2006
 * Alvania maximilicutiani Scuderi, 2014
 * Alvania mediolittoralis Gofas, 1989
 * Alvania meridioamericana Weisbord, 1962
 * † Alvania merlei Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016
 * † Alvania micalii Chirli, 2006
 * Alvania microglypta Haas, 1943
 * Alvania micropilosa Gofas, 2007
 * Alvania microstriata (Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998)
 * Alvania microtuberculata Gofas, 2007
 * † Alvania milleti Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * †Alvania milletispinosa Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania minuscula (Verrill & Bush, 1900)
 * † Alvania minuta (Finlay, 1924)
 * † Alvania miocalasi Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * † Alvania miolactea Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania moerchi (Collin, 1886)
 * Alvania moniziana (Watson, 1873)
 * Alvania monserratensis (Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1930)
 * † Alvania montensis Glibert, 1973
 * † Alvania monterosatoi (P. Fischer, 1877)
 * Alvania moolenbeeki De Jong & Coomans, 1988
 * † Alvania morleti Le Renard, 1990
 * Alvania multinodula Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998
 * Alvania multiquadrata van der Linden & Wagner, 1989
 * † Alvania multistriata (Bell, 1892)
 * † Alvania napoleoni Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania nemo Bartsch, 1911
 * Alvania nestaresi Oliverio & Amati, 1990
 * Alvania nicobarica (Thiele, 1925)
 * Alvania nicolauensis Moolenbeek & Rolán, 1988
 * Alvania nihonkaiensis Hasegawa, 2014
 * Alvania nina Faber, 2010
 * † Alvania nitida Brunetti & Vecchi, 2012
 * Alvania nix Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 201 8
 * Alvania nonsculpta (Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998)
 * Alvania novarensis Frauenfeld, 1867
 * † Alvania obeliscus Harmer, 1920
 * † Alvania obliquicostata H. Wang, 1981
 * Alvania occidua (Cotton, 1944)
 * † Alvania oceani (d'Orbigny, 1852)
 * Alvania oetyliaca Amati & Chiarelli, 2017
 * Alvania ogasawarana (Pilsbry, 1904)
 * Alvania oldroydae Bartsch, 1911
 * Alvania oliverioi Buzzurro, 2003
 * Alvania paatsi Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998
 * Alvania pagodula (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884)
 * † Alvania pagodulina Sacco, 1895
 * †Alvania parasusieae Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * † Alvania parazosta Lozouet, 1998
 * † Alvania pariana (Guppy in Guppy & Dall, 1896)
 * † Alvania partimcancellata Harmer, 1920
 * † Alvania partschi (Hörnes, 1856)
 * Alvania parvimaculata Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023
 * Alvania parvula (Jeffreys, 1884)
 * Alvania peli Moolenbeek & Rolán, 1988
 * Alvania peloritana (Aradas & Benoit, 1874)
 * † Alvania perregularis Sacco, 1895
 * Alvania perversa F. Nordsieck, 1972
 * † Alvania peyreirensis Cossmann & Peyrot, 1919
 * Alvania piersmai Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1989
 * Alvania pinguis (Webster, 1906)
 * Alvania pinguoides (Powell, 1940)
 * Alvania pizzinii Amati, Smriglio & Oliverio, 2020
 * Alvania planciusi Moolenbeek & Rolán, 1988
 * † Alvania planicincta (Le Renard, 1990)
 * Alvania platycephala Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896
 * † Alvania playagrandensis Weisbord, 1962
 * † Alvania pluricosticillata Chirli & Forli, 2021
 * Alvania porcupinae Gofas & Warén, 1982
 * Alvania portentosa Rolán & Hernández, 2007
 * Alvania poucheti Dautzenberg, 1889
 * † Alvania praeholsatica Gürs & Weinbrecht, 2001
 * † Alvania praenovarensis (Ludbrook, 1956)
 * † Alvania praetermissa Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2023
 * † Alvania proavia (Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917)
 * † Alvania productilis Boettger, 1906
 * Alvania profundicola Bartsch, 1911
 * Alvania prosocostata Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023
 * Alvania prusi (P. Fischer, 1877)
 * † Alvania pseudalvania (Andrusov, 1905)
 * Alvania pseudoareolata Warén, 1974
 * † Alvania pseudohispidula Brunetti & Vecchi, 2012
 * † Alvania pseudopartschi H.-J. Anderson, 1960
 * Alvania pseudosyngenes Warén, 1973
 * † Alvania pukeuriensis (Finlay, 1924)
 * † Alvania pulcherrima Peyrot, 1938
 * Alvania punctura (Montagu, 1803)
 * Alvania purpurea Dall, 1871
 * † Alvania putei Lozouet & Maestrati, 1982
 * Alvania quadrata A. A. Gould, 1861
 * † Alvania raulini Cossmann & Peyrot, 1919
 * † Alvania redoniana Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania regina Gofas, 1999
 * † Alvania renauleauensis Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania renei (Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998)
 * † Alvania reticulatopunctata Seguenza, 1879
 * Alvania richeri Gofas, 1999
 * † Alvania riparia Lozouet, 1998
 * † Alvania rischi Gürs & Weinbrecht, 2001
 * † Alvania robusta Calas, 1949
 * Alvania rominae Amati, Trono & Oliverio, 2020
 * Alvania rosana Bartsch, 1911
 * † Alvania rosariae Garilli, 2008
 * † Alvania rotulata Pantanelli, 1888
 * Alvania rudis (Philippi, 1844)
 * † Alvania rupeliensis Tembrock, 1964
 * Alvania rykeli Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998
 * † Alvania sacyi Cossmann, 1921
 * Alvania salebrosa Frauenfeld, 1867
 * † Alvania sanctipaulensis Lozouet, 1998
 * Alvania scabra (Philippi, 1844)
 * † Alvania schwartzi (M. Hörnes, 1856)
 * Alvania schwartziana Brusina, 1866
 * Alvania scrobiculata (Møller, 1842)
 * Alvania scuderii Villari, 2017
 * Alvania sculptilis (Monterosato, 1877)
 * † Alvania seanlandaui Landau, Marquet & Grigis, 2003
 * † Alvania seguenzorum Bertolaso & Palazzi, 2000
 * Alvania seinensis Gofas, 2007
 * Alvania settepassii Amati & Nofroni, 1985
 * † Alvania simonsi Marquet, 1997
 * Alvania skylla Tisselli & Micali, 2023
 * Alvania sleursi (Amati, 1987)
 * Alvania slieringsi (Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998)
 * Alvania solitaria (Dell, 1956)
 * Alvania sombrerensis (Thiele, 1925)
 * Alvania sororcula Granata-Grillo, 1877
 * Alvania spinosa (Monterosato, 1890)
 * † Alvania spirialis Glibert, 1949
 * Alvania stenolopha Bouchet & Warén, 1993
 * † Alvania stephanensis Lozouet, 1998
 * Alvania stigmata Frauenfeld, 1867
 * Alvania stocki Moolenbeek & Rolán, 1988
 * Alvania strangei (Brazier, 1894)
 * Alvania subareolata Monterosato, 1869
 * Alvania subcalathus (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1906)
 * † Alvania subclavata O. Boettger, 1906
 * Alvania subcrenulata (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884)
 * † Alvania subgaleodinopsis Lozouet, 2015
 * † Alvania sublaevigata O. Boettger, 1906
 * † Alvania sublagouardensis Lozouet, 1998
 * Alvania subsoluta (Aradas, 1847)
 * † Alvania subtiliangulosa Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania subventricosa W. H. Turton, 1932
 * Alvania suprasculpta (May, 1915)
 * Alvania suroiti Gofas, 2007
 * † Alvania susieae Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania syngenes (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
 * Alvania tarsodes (Watson, 1886)
 * † Alvania tauropraecedens Sacco, 1895
 * Alvania templadoi Hoffman & Freiwald, 2021
 * Alvania tenera (Philippi, 1844)
 * Alvania tenhovei Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998
 * † Alvania tenuicostata (G. Seguenza, 1876)
 * † Alvania tenuisculpturata Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania tessellata Weinkauff, 1868
 * Alvania testae (Aradas & Maggiore, 1844)
 * † Alvania textiliformis Harmer, 1920
 * † Alvania thalia De Stefani & Pantanelli in De Stefani, 1888
 * Alvania thouinensis May, 1915
 * Alvania tomentosa (Pallary, 1920)
 * † Alvania tongrorum Glibert & de Heinzelin de Braucourt, 1954
 * Alvania townsendi (Melvill, 1910)
 * Alvania trachisma Bartsch, 1911
 * † Alvania transiens Sacco, 1895
 * Alvania tumida Carpenter, 1857
 * Alvania turkensis Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004
 * † Alvania turtaudierei Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
 * Alvania uapou Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023
 * Alvania unica Amati & Quaggiotto, 2019
 * † Alvania urgonensis Cossmann, 1918
 * Alvania valeriae Absalao, 1994
 * Alvania vanegmondi Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998
 * † Alvania varia Tabanelli, Bongiardino & Perugia, 2011
 * † Alvania veliscensis Schwartz von Mohrenstern, 1867
 * †Alvania venus (d'Orbigny, 1852)
 * Alvania venusta (Powell, 1926)
 * Alvania verconiana (Hedley, 1911)
 * Alvania vermaasi van Aartsen, 1975
 * Alvania verrilli (Friele, 1886)
 * Alvania versoverana (Melvill, 1910)
 * Alvania villarii Micali, Tisselli & Giunchi, 2005
 * † Alvania villattae Le Renard, 1990
 * †Alvania vinosula Anderson & Hanna, 1925
 * † Alvania virodunensis Lozouet, 1998
 * † Alvania waimamakuensis (Laws, 1948)
 * † Alvania waisiuensis Beets, 1942
 * Alvania wangi B.-Y. Xu, L. Qi & L.-F. Kong, 2022
 * Alvania wareni (Templado & Rolan, 1986)
 * Alvania watsoni (Schwartz in Watson, 1873)
 * Alvania weinkauffi Weinkauff, 1868
 * Alvania xelae J. D. Oliver & Urgorri, 2022
 * Alvania yamatoensis Hasegawa, 2014
 * Alvania zaraensis Amati & Appolloni, 2019
 * † Alvania zbyszewskii Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016
 * Alvania zetlandica (Montagu, 1815)
 * † Alvania zibinica Pantanelli, 1888
 * † Alvania ziliolii Brunetti & Vecchi, 2012
 * † Alvania ziziphina Dollfus in Calas, 1949
 * Alvania zoderi (Hoenselaar & Goud, 1998)
 * † Alvania zosta (Bayan, 1873)
 * Alvania zylensis Gofas & Warén, 1982


 * Taxon inquirendum:
 * † Alvania rugosula (Aradas, 1847)
 * Alvania scitula A. Adams, 1861
 * Alvania semicostata A. Adams, 1861 (unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
 * Alvania subcancellata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894)
 * † Alvania sulzeriana Risso, 1826

Synonyms

 * Alvania aberrans (C. B. Adams, 1850) : synonym of Stosicia aberrans (C. B. Adams, 1850)
 * Alvania abyssicola (Forbes, 1850) : synonym of Alvania testae ( Aradas & Maggiore, 1844) (junior synonym )
 * Alvania acutilirata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) : synonym of Alvania compacta (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
 * Alvania acuticostata (Dall, 1889) : synonym of Benthonellania acuticostata (Dall, 1889)
 * Alvania alaskana Dall, 1886 : synonym of Onoba alaskana (Dall, 1886)
 * Alvania albella S. V. Wood, 1842 : synonym of Alvania ascaris (W. Turton, 1819) synonym of Aclis ascaris (W. Turton, 1819) (junior subjective synonym)
 * Alvania albolirata (Carpenter, 1864) : synonym of Lirobarleeia albolirata (Carpenter, 1864) (Does not belong to the genus Alvania)
 * Alvania alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 : synonym of Onoba alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915) : synonym of Subestea alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915) (original combination)
 * Alvania almo Bartsch, 1915 : synonym of Alvania winslowae Bartsch, 1928 synonym of Cingula winslowae (Bartsch, 1928) (junior primary homonym of Alvania almo Bartsch, 1911 )
 * Alvania altenai van Aartsen, Menkhorst & Gittenberger, 1984 : synonym of Alvania tomentosa (Pallary, 1920)
 * † Alvania andraldensis Lozouet, 1998 : synonym of † Simulamerelina andraldensis (Lozouet, 1998) (superseded combination)
 * Alvania bakeri Bartsch, 1910 : synonym of Onoba bakeri (Bartsch, 1910) (original combination)
 * Alvania bartolomensis Bartsch, 1917 : synonym of Lirobarleeia kelseyi (Dall & Bartsch, 1902)
 * Alvania basteriae (Moolenbeek & Faber, 1986) : synonym of Crisilla basteriae (Moolenbeek & Faber, 1986 )
 * † Alvania boucheti Lozouet, 1998 : synonym of † Simulamerelina boucheti (Lozouet, 1998) (superseded combination)
 * Alvania brocchii Weinkauff, 1868 : synonym of Alvania reticulata (Montagu, 1803) : synonym of Alvania beanii (Hanley, 1844)
 * Alvania californica Bartsch, 1911 : synonym of Alvania trachisma Bartsch, 1911
 * Alvania carpenteri (Weinkauff, 1885) : synonym of Onoba carpenteri (Weinkauff, 1885)
 * Alvania chiriquiensis Olsson & McGinty, 1958 : synonym of Lirobarleeia chiriquiensis (Olsson & McGinty, 1958)
 * Alvania cingulata (Philippi, 1836) : synonym of Alvania mamillata Risso, 1826
 * Alvania clarionensis Bartsch, 1911 : synonym of Lirobarleeia clarionensis (Bartsch, 1911) (original combination)
 * Alvania colombiana Romer & Moore, 1988 : synonym of Benthonellania colombiana (Romer & D. R. Moore, 1988) (original combination)
 * Alvania consociella Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Alvania lanciae (Calcara, 1845)
 * Alvania corayi Ladd, 1966 : synonym of Clatrosansonia corayi (Ladd, 1966) (superseded combination)
 * Alvania costulosa Risso, 1826 : synonym of Alvania lineata Risso, 1826
 * Alvania crassicostata Risso, 1826 : synonym of Alvania discors (T. Brown, 1818)
 * Alvania deliciosa (Jeffreys, 1884) : synonym of Alvania electa (Monterosato, 1874)
 * Alvania effusa P. P. Carpenter, 1857 : synonym of Alabina effusa (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) (original combination)
 * Alvania electrina (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) : synonym of Lirobarleeia electrina (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
 * Alvania europea Risso, 1826 : synonym of Alvania cimex (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)
 * Alvania excurvata Carpenter, 1857 : synonym of Alabina excurvata (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) (original combination)
 * † Alvania falsimerelina Lozouet, 1998 : synonym of † Simulamerelina falsimerelina (Lozouet, 1998) (superseded combination)
 * Alvania ferruginea A. Adams, 1861 : synonym of Simulamerelina ferruginea (A. Adams, 1861)
 * Alvania filosa P. P. Carpenter, 1864 : synonym of Alvania compacta (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
 * Alvania firma (Laseron, 1956) : synonym of Haurakia novarensis (Frauenfeld, 1867)
 * Alvania formosita (Laseron, 1956) : synonym of Haurakia novarensis (Frauenfeld, 1867)
 * Alvania fossilis Bartsch, 1911 : synonym of Alvania compacta (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
 * Alvania freminvillea Risso, 1826 : synonym of Alvania cimex (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Alvania fusca Gould, 1861 : synonym of Rissoina media Schwartz von Mohrenstern, 1860 : synonym of Phosinella media (Schwartz von Mohrenstern, 1860) (junior subjective synonym)
 * Alvania gagliniae Amati, 1985 : synonym of Crisilla gagliniae (Amati, 1985)
 * Alvania galapagensis Bartsch, 1911 : synonym of Lirobarleeia galapagensis (Bartsch, 1911) (original combination)
 * Alvania gradata (d'Orbigny, 1842) : synonym of Lirobarleeia gradata (d'Orbigny, 1842)
 * Alvania granti Strong, 1938 : synonym of Lirobarleeia granti (Strong, 1938)
 * † Alvania granulosculpta (L. Seguenza, 1903) : synonym of † Alvania litoralis (F. Nordsieck, 1972) (dubious synonym)
 * Alvania guesti Faber & Moolenbeek, 1987 : synonym of Simulamerelina guesti (Faber & Moolenbeek, 1987)
 * Alvania herrerae Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1930 : synonym of Lirobarleeia herrerae (Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1930)
 * Alvania hoodensis Bartsch, 1911 : synonym of Lirobarleeia hoodensis (Bartsch, 1911) (original combination)
 * † Alvania hortensis Lozouet, 1998 : synonym of † Simulamerelina hortensis (Lozouet, 1998) (superseded combination)
 * Alvania iliuliukensis Bartsch, 1911 : synonym of Alvania compacta (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
 * Alvania lara Bartsch, 1911 : synonym of Lirobarleeia lara (Bartsch, 1911)
 * Alvania latior (Mighels & Adams, 1842) : synonym of Setia latior (Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842)
 * 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, 1987
 * Alvania montagui (Payraudeau, 1826) : synonym of Alvania discors (T. Brown, 1818)
 * Alvania montereyensis Bartsch, 1911 : synonym of Onoba carpenteri (Weinkauff, 1885)
 * Alvania novarensis Frauenfeld, 1867 : synonym of Haurakia novarensis (Frauenfeld, 1867)
 * Alvania obliqua Warén, 1974 : synonym of Onoba obliqua (Warén, 1974)
 * Alvania olivacea Frauenfeld, 1867 : synonym of Pisinna olivacea (Frauenfeld, 1867)
 * Alvania pedroana Bartsch, 1911 : synonym of Alvania compacta (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
 * Alvania perlata Mörch, 1860 : synonym of Lirobarleeia perlata (Mörch, 1860)
 * Alvania pisinna Melvill & Standen, 1896 : synonym of Merelina pisinna (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
 * Alvania plicatula Risso, 1826 : synonym of Rissoa membranacea (J. Adams, 1800)
 * Alvania (Crisilla) postrema Gofas, 1990 : synonym of Crisilla postrema (Gofas, 1990)
 * Alvania precipitata (Dall, 1889) : synonym of Benthonellania precipitata (Dall, 1889)
 * Alvania pyramidata Risso, 1826 :synonym of Alvania cimex (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Alvania quadrasi O. Boettger, 1893 : synonym of Iravadia quadrasi (O. Boettger, 1893)
 * Alvania russinoniaca Locard, 1886 : synonym of Alvania carinata (da Costa, 1778)
 * Alvania sardea Risso, 1826 : synonym of Alvania discors (T. Brown, 1818) (dubious synonym)
 * Alvania semistriata (Montagu, 1808) : synonym of Crisilla semistriata (Montagu, 1808)
 * Alvania simulans Locard, 1886: synonym of Crisilla simulans (Locard, 1886)
 * Alvania supranitida S.V. Wood, 1842: synonym of Aclis minor (Brown, 1827)
 * † Alvania tiberiana (Coppi, 1876) : synonym of † Galeodinopsis tiberiana (Coppi, 1876)
 * Alvania trajectus (Watson, 1886): synonym of Haurakia novarensis (Frauenfeld, 1867)
 * Alvania whitechurchi W. H. Turton, 1932 : synonym of Cingula whitechurchi (W. H. Turton, 1932)
 * Alvania wyvillethomsoni (Friele, 1877) : synonym of Punctulum wyvillethomsoni (Friele, 1877)