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Alvania eurydictium

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Alvania eurydictium
Shell of Alvania eurydictium (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. eurydictium
Binomial name
Alvania eurydictium
(Cossmann, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Alvinia eurydictium (Cossmann, 1888) superseded combination
  • Rissoia eurydictium Cossmann, 1888 (original combination)

Alvania eurydictium 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 2.2 mm (0.087 in), its diameter 1.2 mm (0.047 in).[citation needed]

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in the Paris Basin, France.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania eurydictium (Cossmann, 1888) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1570764 on 2024-02-13
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