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

Alvania dumasi
Shell of Alvania dumasi (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. dumasi
Binomial name
Alvania dumasi
(Cossmann, 1899)
Synonyms

Rissoia dumasi Cossmann, 1899

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3¼ mm, its diameter 2 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils were found in Eocene strata in the Lower Loire basin, France.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania dumasi (Cossmann, 1899) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=880754 on 2024-02-11
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