Alvania allixi is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
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| Shell of † Alvania allixi (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. allixi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania allixi Cossmann, 1919
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| Synonyms | |
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† Alvinia allixi (Cossmann, 1919)superseded combination | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 1.75 mm, its diameter 1.25 mm.
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Distribution edit
Fossils of this species were found in Eocene strata in the Loire-Atlantique, France.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania allixi Cossmann, 1919 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=880752 on 2024-01-31
External links edit
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