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Alvania convexispira

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Alvania convexispira
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. convexispira
Binomial name
Alvania convexispira
O. Boettger, 1907

Alvania convexispira 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 2.5 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Middle Miocene strata in Hungary.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania convexispira O. Boettger, 1907 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1037455 on 2024-02-03
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