Alvania basisulcata

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

Alvania basisulcata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. basisulcata
Binomial name
Alvania basisulcata
A. W. Janssen, 1972
Synonyms

Alvania (Actonia) basisulcata A. W. Janssen, 1972

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.4 mm, its diameter 1.6 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in late Miocene strata in Northern Germany

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania basisulcata A. W. Janssen, 1972 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872689 on 2024-02-06


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