Alvania burtoni

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Alvania burtoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. burtoni
Binomial name
Alvania burtoni
Glibert, 1962
Synonyms

Alvania (Acinulus) burtoniGlibert, 1962

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 4.3 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this species were in Bartonian strata near Barton, Great Britain.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania burtoni Glibert, 1962 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=883188 on 2024-02-08