Alvania playagrandensis

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

Alvania playagrandensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. playagrandensis
Binomial name
Alvania playagrandensis
Weisbord, 1962

Description

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The length of the shell attains 1.4 mm, its diameter 0.7 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this species were found in Late Cenozoic strata in northern Venezuela.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania playagrandensis Weisbord, 1962 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865920 on 2024-02-15
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