Alvania cathyae is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania cathyae | |
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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. cathyae
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| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania cathyae Landau, Marquet & Grigis, 2004
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Distribution
editFossils of this species were in the Early Pliocene strata near Estepona, Spain.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania cathyae Landau, Marquet & Grigis, 2004 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957033 on 2024-02-10
- Landau, B., R. Marquet & M. Grigis. (2004). The Early Pliocene Gastropoda (Mollusca) of Estepona, southern Spain. Part 2: Orthogastropoda, Neotaenioglossa. Palaeontos. 4: 1–108.
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