Alvania awamoaensis
| Alvania awamoaensis | |
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| Shell of Alvania awamoaensis (holotype) | |
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. awamoaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania awamoaensis (H. J. Finlay, 1924)
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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[edit]
The length of the shell attains 2.1 mm, its diameter 1.1 mm.
Distribution[edit]
Fossils of this species were found in Tertiary strata on Awamoa, North Otago, New Zealand
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
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