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

Alvania lactanea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. lactanea
Binomial name
Alvania lactanea
Glibert, 1949
Synonyms

Alvania (Massotia) lactanea Glibert, 1949

Distribution

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Fossils of this species were in Middle Miocene strata near Pontlevoy, France

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania lactanea Glibert, 1949 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872877 on 2024-02-09
  • Glibert, M. (1949). Gastropodes du Miocène moyen du Bassin de la Loire. Première partie. Institut Royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgiques, Mémoires. ser. 2, 30: 1–240.
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