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

Alvania granosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. granosa
Binomial name
Alvania granosa
Tabanelli, Bongiardino & Perugia, 2011

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata at the Livornesi Mountains, Italy.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania granosa Tabanelli, Bongiardino & Perugia, 2011 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870590 on 2024-02-03
  • Tabanelli, C., C. Bongiardino & I Perugia. (2011). Cingulopsidae e Rissoidae pliocenici provenienti dallo “spungone” (Pedeappennino romagnolo) e loro eventuale significato paleoambientale (Gastropoda Caenogastropoda Cingulopsidae, Rissoidae). Quaderno di Studi e Notizie di Storia Naturale della Romagna. 32: 27-76
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