Alvania convexispira
Alvania convexispira is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania convexispira | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | †A. convexispira |
| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania convexispira O. Boettger, 1907 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Middle Miocene strata in Hungary.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania convexispira O. Boettger, 1907 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1037455 on 2024-02-03
External links
- Boettger, O. (1907). Zur Kenntnis der Fauna der mittelmiocänen Schichten von Kostej im Krassó–Szörényer Komitat (Gasteropoden und Anneliden). III. Verhandlungen und Mitteilungen des Siebenbürgischen Vereins für Naturwissenschaften zu Hermannstadt. 55 (1905): 101-244
- Kovács, Z.; Stein, G. (2023). Middle Miocene Rissooidea (Caenogastropoda) of Letkés (Hungary). Földtani Közlöny. 153(1): 19-34
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