Alvania awamoaensis is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| 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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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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