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Alvania dollfusi

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Species of gastropod

Alvania dollfusi
Shell of † Alvania dollfusi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species: A. dollfusi
Binomial name
Alvania dollfusi
(Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902)
Synonyms

Rissoia dollfusi Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902 (Rissoia incorrect subsequent spelling of Rissoa; Alvania accepted as genus)

Alvania dollfusi is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2024)

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in Eocene strata in Lower Normandy, France.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania dollfusi (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=880856 on 2024-01-31

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Taxon identifiers
Alvania dollfusi


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