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Alvania kenneyi

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Species of gastropod

Alvania kenneyi
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. kenneyi
Binomial name
Alvania kenneyi
Ladd, 1966
Synonyms
  • Alvania (Taramellia) kenneyi Ladd, 1966
  • Merelina kenneyi (Ladd, 1966)

Alvania kenneyi 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 0.8 mm, its diameter 0.5 mm.

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

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania kenneyi Ladd, 1966 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866461 on 2024-02-14

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Taxon identifiers
Alvania kenneyi
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