Alvania aglaja

Alvania aglaja
Shell of Alvania aglaja (holotype)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
†A. aglaja
Binomial name
†Alvania aglaja
De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1888

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.3 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata off Siena in Italy

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania aglaja De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1888 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874925 on 2024-02-01


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