Alvania bartschi
Alvania bartschi is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania bartschi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | †A. bartschi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania bartschi Olsson, 1942 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 1.25 mm, its diameter 0.8 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this species were found in late Pleistocene strata at Punta Piedra on the Burica Peninsula, Panama.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania bartschi Olsson, 1942 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=882040 on 2024-02-06
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