Alvania montensis is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania montensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | †A. montensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania montensis Glibert, 1973
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Alvania (Arsenia) montensis Glibert, 1973 (basionym; Arsenia is a junior synonym of Alvania) | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 2.2 mm, its diameter 1.25 mm.
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Distribution
editFossils of this marine species were found in Montian (Paleocene) strata near Mons, Belgium.
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania montensis Glibert, 1973 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1555545 on 2024-02-15
External links
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