Alvinocarididae is a family of shrimp, originally described by M. L. Christoffersen in 1986 from samples collected by DSV Alvin, from which they derive their name.
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C. vandoverae is often found with mussels and snails of the genus Alviniconcha.
In the Tongan archipelago, the sooty tern and the Alvin shrimp cope when an underwater volcano becomes an island.