Alvania gemmulata

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

Alvania gemmulata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. gemmulata
Binomial name
Alvania gemmulata
(G. Seguenza, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Alvinia gemmulata G. Seguenza, 1876
  • Rissoa (Alvania) gemmulata G. Seguenza, 1876 superseded combination (Alvania accepted as full genus)

Distribution

Fossils were found in Pliocene strata off Messina, Italy.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania gemmulata (G. Seguenza, 1876) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1698226 on 2024-02-10


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