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

Alvania houdasi
Shell of Alvania houdasi (holotype)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. houdasi
Binomial name
Alvania houdasi
(Cossmann, 1921)
Synonyms

Rissoa houdasi Cossmann, 1907

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this species were found in Eocene strata in Île-de-France, France.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania houdasi (Cossmann, 1907) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1570762 on 2024-02-01
  • Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65–132.
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