Alvania littorinoides is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania littorinoides | |
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| Shell of Alvania littorinoides (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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. littorinoides
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| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania littorinoides Cossmann, 1921
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 2.25 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
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Distribution
editFossils of this species were found in Pliocene strata in Lower Normandy, France.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania littorinoides Cossmann, 1921 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881481 on 2024-02-01
External links
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