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

Alvania peyreirensis
Shell of Alvania peyreirensis (holotype 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. peyreirensis
Binomial name
Alvania peyreirensis
Cossmann & Peyrot, 1919

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this species were found in Oligocene strata in Aquitaine, France.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania peyreirensis Cossmann & Peyrot, 1919 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=990537 on 2024-02-01
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