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

Alvania dollfusi
Shell of † Alvania dollfusi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. dollfusi
Binomial name
Alvania dollfusi
(Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902)
Synonyms

Rissoia dollfusi Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902 (Rissoia incorrect subsequent spelling of Rissoa; Alvania accepted as genus)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this species were found in Eocene strata in Lower Normandy, France.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania dollfusi (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=880856 on 2024-01-31
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