Alvania frigida

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

Alvania frigida
Shell of Alvania frigida (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
†A. frigida
Binomial name
†Alvania frigida
(Cossmann, 1921)
Synonyms
  • † Alvania (Arsenia) frigida (Cossmann, 1921)
  • † Arsenia frigida Cossmann, 1921 superseded combination
  • † Arsenia punctura var. frigida Cossmann, 1921 superseded rank

Distribution

Fossils were found in Pleistocene strata in Sicily, Italy.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania frigida (Cossmann, 1921) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1729121 on 2024-02-13


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