Alvania rotulata

Species of gastropod

Alvania rotulata
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. rotulata
Binomial name
Alvania rotulata
Pantanelli, 1888

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.3 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Miocene strata near Sassuolo, Italy.

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania rotulata Pantanelli, 1888 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874933 on 2024-02-18
  • Pantanelli, D. (1888). Descrizione di conchigli miocenichi nuove o poco note. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 13: 26-32, 150-158
  • errero Mortara E., Montefameglio L., Novelli M., Opesso G., Pavia G. & Tampieri R. (1984). Catalogo dei tipi e degli esemplari figurati della collezione Bellardi e Sacco. Parte II. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino. Cataloghi 7: 1-484.
Taxon identifiers
Alvania rotulata


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