Alvania montensis
| Alvania montensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | †A. montensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania montensis Glibert, 1973
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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† 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 (0.087 in), its diameter 1.25 mm (0.049 in).
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Montian (Paleocene) strata near Mons, Belgium.
References
- ^ 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