Alvania praenovarensis

Alvania praenovarensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	†A. praenovarensis
Binomial name
†Alvania praenovarensis (Ludbrook, 1956)
Synonyms
† Turboella praenovarensis Ludbrook, 1956

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

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Upper Pliocene strata off Adelaide, Australia.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania praenovarensis (Ludbrook, 1956) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1652864 on 2024-02-17

• Ludbrook, N. H. (1956). The molluscan fauna of the Pliocene strata underlying the Adelaide Plains. Part III. Scaphopoda, Polyplacophora, Gastropoda (Haliotidae to Tornidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 79: 1-36.

External links

• Ponder, W. F. (1985). A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum. Suppl. 4: 1-221