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

Alvania dingdensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. dingdensis
Binomial name
Alvania dingdensis
(A. W. Janssen, 1967)
Synonyms

Pseudalvania dingdensis A. W. Janssen, 1967 (Pseudalvania synonymized with Alvania)

Distribution

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Fossils were found in Miocene strata near Dingden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania dingdensis (A. W. Janssen, 1967) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867393 on 2024-02-11
  • Janssen, A. W. (1967). Beiträge zur Kenntnis des Miocäns von Dingden und seiner Molluskenfauna 1. Geologica et Paleontologica. 1: 115–173.
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