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Alvania awamoaensis

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Alvania awamoaensis
Shell of Alvania awamoaensis (holotype)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. awamoaensis
Binomial name
Alvania awamoaensis
(H. J. Finlay, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Alvania (Linemera) awamoaensis (H. J. Finlay, 1924)· alternate representation
  • Linemera awamoaensis Finlay, 1924

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2.1 mm, its diameter 1.1 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this species were found in Tertiary strata on Awamoa, North Otago, New Zealand

References

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  1. ^ 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
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