Alvania awamoaensis
Species of gastropod
Alvania awamoaensis | |
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Shell of Alvania awamoaensis (holotype) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
Family: | Rissoidae |
Genus: | Alvania |
Species: | †A. awamoaensis |
Binomial name | |
†Alvania awamoaensis (H. J. Finlay, 1924) | |
Synonyms | |
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Alvania awamoaensis is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.1 mm, its diameter 1.1 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this species were found in Tertiary strata on Awamoa, North Otago, New Zealand
References
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania awamoaensis (H. J. Finlay, 1924) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832773 on 2024-02-06
External links
- Finlay H.J. (1924). New Zealand Tertiary rissoids. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 55: 480-494
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