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Alvania sacyi

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Species of gastropod

Alvania sacyi
Shell of Alvania sacyi (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. sacyi
Binomial name
Alvania sacyi
Cossmann, 1921

Alvania sacyi 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 3 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

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

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in Oligocene strata in Aquitaine, France.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania sacyi Cossmann, 1921 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881478 on 2024-02-01

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Taxon identifiers
Alvania sacyi


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