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>At the moment I don't know this species. But genus Folinia is
>a Pyramidellidae and Alvania and Alvinia are Rissoidae.
>This is what I can answer in the moment.
Dear Helmut and Jorge,
The genus Folinia also belongs in the Rissoidae. An example of a western
Atlantic species is Folinia bermudezi (Aguayo & Rehder, 1936), an elegant
micromollusk (about 5 mm) first described from Cuba, but also found in the
Fl Keys, Dry Tortugas, and Brazil. Some authors question the validity of
the genus, opting for treatment at subgeneric level under Rissoina.
Regards,
Jose
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