Alvinia purpurea Dall 1871 (purple alvania)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae

Alternative combination: Alvania purpurea

Belongs to Alvinia according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Hendy 2020

Sister taxa: Alvinia aequisculpta, Alvinia cosmia

Type specimen: USNM 56416, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), United States (18: California)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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