Alvania praenovarensis

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

Alvania praenovarensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. praenovarensis
Binomial name
Alvania praenovarensis
(Ludbrook, 1956)
Synonyms

Turboella praenovarensis Ludbrook, 1956

Distribution

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Fossils have been found in Upper Pliocene strata off Adelaide, Australia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania praenovarensis (Ludbrook, 1956) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1652864 on 2024-02-17
  • Ludbrook, N. H. (1956). The molluscan fauna of the Pliocene strata underlying the Adelaide Plains. Part III. Scaphopoda, Polyplacophora, Gastropoda (Haliotidae to Tornidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 79: 1-36.
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