Alvania dingdensis is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania dingdensis | |
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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. dingdensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania dingdensis (A. W. Janssen, 1967)
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| Synonyms | |
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† Pseudalvania dingdensis A. W. Janssen, 1967 (Pseudalvania synonymized with Alvania) | |
Distribution edit
Fossils were found in Miocene strata near Dingden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania dingdensis (A. W. Janssen, 1967) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867393 on 2024-02-11
- Janssen, A. W. (1967). Beiträge zur Kenntnis des Miocäns von Dingden und seiner Molluskenfauna 1. Geologica et Paleontologica. 1: 115–173.
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