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Alvania chilensis

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 1¾ mm.

The minute shell has a globose-conical shape and is imperforate. The shell contains 5½ whorls. The sculpture consists of many longitudinal ribs. The aperture is ovate-orbicular. The inner lip is incrassate.

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in Tertiary strata in Chile.

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