Alvania rotulata

Alvania rotulata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	†A. rotulata
Binomial name
†Alvania rotulata Pantanelli, 1888

Alvania rotulata 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 3.3 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Miocene strata near Sassuolo, Italy.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania rotulata Pantanelli, 1888 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874933 on 2024-02-18

External links

• Pantanelli, D. (1888). Descrizione di conchigli miocenichi nuove o poco note. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 13: 26-32, 150-158
• errero Mortara E., Montefameglio L., Novelli M., Opesso G., Pavia G. & Tampieri R. (1984). Catalogo dei tipi e degli esemplari figurati della collezione Bellardi e Sacco. Parte II. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino. Cataloghi 7: 1-484.