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Alvania thalia

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Alvania thalia
Shell of Alvania thalia (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. 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]

Varieties
  • Alvania thalia var. exbrevis Sacco, 1895
  • Alvania thalia var. subacingulata Sacco, 1895

Description

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

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata off Siena, Italy.

References

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  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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