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Alvania raulini

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Alvania raulini
Shell of Alvania raulini (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. raulini
Binomial name
Alvania raulini
Cossmann & Peyrot, 1919

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 1.5 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils have been found in Neogene strata in Aquitaine, France.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania raulini Cossmann & Peyrot, 1919 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=990536 on 2024-02-17
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