Alvania aglaja

Alvania aglaja
	Shell of Alvania aglaja (holotype)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	†A. aglaja
Binomial name
	†Alvania aglaja; De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1888

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.3 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata off Siena in Italy

References

^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania aglaja De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1888 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874925 on 2024-02-01

External links

De Stefani, C. (1888). Iconografia dei nuovi molluschi pliocenici d'intorno Siena. Bullettino della Società malacologica italiana. 13: 181-23

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania aglaja De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1888 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874925 on 2024-02-01

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