Alvania dollfusi
| Alvania dollfusi | |
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| Shell of † Alvania dollfusi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | †A. dollfusi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania dollfusi (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902)
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| Synonyms | |
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† 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.[1]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 1 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
Fossils of this species were found in Eocene strata in Lower Normandy, France.
References[edit]
- ^ 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
External links[edit]
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