Alvania montensis

Alvania montensis
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. montensis
Binomial name
†Alvania montensis
Glibert, 1973
Synonyms[1]

† Alvania (Arsenia) montensis Glibert, 1973 (basionym; Arsenia is a junior synonym of Alvania)

Alvania montensis 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 2.2 mm, its diameter 1.25 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Montian (Paleocene) strata near Mons, Belgium.

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania montensis Glibert, 1973 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1555545 on 2024-02-15


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