Alvania reticulatopunctata

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

Alvania reticulatopunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. reticulatopunctata
Binomial name
Alvania reticulatopunctata
Seguenza, 1879

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 3.3 mm.

Distribution edit

Fossils have been found in Tertiary strata in Reggio Calabria, Italy.

References edit

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania reticulatopunctata Seguenza, 1879 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888072 on 2024-02-17

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