Alvania raulini

Alvania raulini
Shell of Alvania raulini (holotype)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	†A. raulini
Binomial name
†Alvania raulini Cossmann & Peyrot, 1919

Alvania raulini 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 1.5 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Neogene strata in Aquitaine, France.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania raulini Cossmann & Peyrot, 1919 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=990536 on 2024-02-17

External links

• Cossmann, M.; Peyrot, A. (1918-1919). Conchologie néogénique de l'Aquitaine. Actes de la Société linnéenne de Bordeaux. 70(1): 5-100 (1918); 70(2): 101-180, pl. 1-9 (1918); 70(3): 181-356, pls 11-17 (1919); 70(4): 357-491 (1919).