Alvania thalia

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Alvania thalia
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Shell of Alvania thalia (holotype)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
†A. thalia
Binomial name
†Alvania thalia
De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1888

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 4.9 mm, its diameter 1.8 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata off Siena, Italy.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania thalia De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1888 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874930 on 2024-02-01
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