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

Alvania tenuicostata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. tenuicostata
Binomial name
Alvania tenuicostata
(G. Seguenza, 1876)
Synonyms

Rissoa (Alvania) tenuicostata G. Seguenza, 1876 superseded combination (Alvania accepted as full genus)

Distribution

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Fossils were found in Pliocene strata off Messina, Italy.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania tenuicostata (G. Seguenza, 1876) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=883943 on 2024-02-10
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