Alvania discazalorum
Alvania discazalorum is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania discazalorum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | †A. discazalorum |
| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania discazalorum Lozouet, 1998 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.8 mm, its diameter 1.2 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this species were found in Oligocene strata in Aquitaine, France (age range: 28.4 to 23.03 Ma)
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania discazalorum Lozouet, 1998 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872719 on 2024-02-04
- Lozouet P. (1998). Nouvelles espèces de gastéropodes (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de l'Oligocène et du Miocène inférieur de l'Aquitaine (Sud-Ouest de la France). Cossmanniana. 5(3-4): 61–102.
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