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

Alvania gontsharovae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. gontsharovae
Binomial name
Alvania gontsharovae
Iljina, 1993
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Distribution

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Fossils were found in Mid Miocene strata in Southwestern Eurasia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania gontsharovae Iljina, 1993 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=956301 on 2024-02-13
  • Iljina, L. B. (1993). Handbook for the identification of the marine Middle Miocene gastropods of southwestern Eurasia. Moscow: NAUKA. 149 pp.; 16 plates.
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