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

Alvania rosariae
Shell of Alvania rosariae (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. rosariae
Binomial name
Alvania rosariae
Garilli, 2008

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils were found in Pleistocene strata in Sicily, Italy.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania rosariae Garilli, 2008 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874853 on 2024-02-13
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