Five Alvania species from the Canary Islands and the Madeira Archipelago are revised. A new species to science, A. johannae is described and for three species lectotypes are designated. Altogether 13 littoral alvaniids are presently known from this area. Doubtful records are enumerated and a list of deepwater species is added.

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Moolenbeek, R., & Hoenselaar, H. J. (1998). The genus Alvania on the Canary islands and Madeira (Mollusca: Gastropoda), part 2 [final part]. Bulletin Zoologisch Museum, 16(8), 53–62.