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

Alvania barreti
Shell of Alvania barreti (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. barreti
Binomial name
Alvania barreti
(Morlet, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Alvania (Acinulus) barreti (Morlet, 1885à
  • Rissoa barreti Morlet, 1885 (basionym; does not belong to Rissoa)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3.5 mm, its diameter 1.2 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania barreti (Morlet, 1885) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=880753 on 2024-02-06
  • 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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