Alvania kenneyi is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
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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. kenneyi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania kenneyi Ladd, 1966
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 0.8 mm, its diameter 0.5 mm.
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Distribution edit
Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania kenneyi Ladd, 1966 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866461 on 2024-02-14