Alvania craticula

Alvania craticula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	†A. craticula
Binomial name
†Alvania craticula (Briart & Cornet, 1887)
Synonyms
† Alvania (Arsenia) craticula Briart & Cornet, 1887 (basionym; Arsenia is a junior synonym of Alvania) † Rissoa craticula Briart & Cornet, 1887 (Alvania accepted as full genus)

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

Distribution

Fossils were found in the Danian strata (Paleocene) near Mons, Belgium.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania craticula (Briart & Cornet, 1887) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871502 on 2024-02-11

• Kowalke, T. (2002). Systematic revision of Palaeocene brackish water Gastropoda from Mons, Belgium, based on their early ontogenetic shells. Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique Sciences de la Terre. 72: 111–134.

External links

• Briart, A. & Cornet, F. L. (1887). Description des fossiles du Calcaire grossier de Mons. Gastéropodes. 4e partie. Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique. 47: 1-128 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• Glibert M. (1973). Révision des Gastropoda du Danien et du Montien de la Belgique. I. Les Gastropoda du Calcaire de Mons. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Mémoire. 173: 1-116