Alvania awamoaensis is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania awamoaensis | |
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| Shell of Alvania awamoaensis (holotype) | |
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. awamoaensis
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| †Alvania awamoaensis (H. J. Finlay, 1924)
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 2.1 mm, its diameter 1.1 mm.
Distribution
editFossils of this species were found in Tertiary strata on Awamoa, North Otago, New Zealand
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania awamoaensis (H. J. Finlay, 1924) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832773 on 2024-02-06
External links
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