Alvania gourbesvillensis
Alvania gourbesvillensis is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania gourbesvillensis | |
|---|---|
| Shell of † Alvania gourbesvillensis (holotype 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. gourbesvillensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania gourbesvillensis (Cossmann, 1921) | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Arsenia gourbesvillensis Cossmann, 1921 (Arsenia regarded as a junior synonym of Alvania) | |
Distribution
Fossils of this species were found in Pliocene strata in Lower Normandy, France.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania gourbesvillensis (Cossmann, 1921) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=991155 on 2024-01-31
- Glibert, M. (1952). Faune malacologique du Miocène de la Belgique. II Gastropodes. Mémoire Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique 121. 1–197; plates I-X.
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