Alvania francescoi
| Alvania francescoi | |
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| Shell of Alvania francescoi (holotype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | †A. francescoi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania francescoi Garilli, 2008 | |
Alvania francescoi is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.8 mm, its diameter 3.1 mm.
Distribution
Fossils were found in Pleistocene strata in Sicily, Italy.
References
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania francescoi Garilli, 2008 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874852 on 2024-02-13
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