Alvania erato

Alvania erato
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	†A. erato
Binomial name
	†Alvania erato; Chirli & U. Linse, 2011

Last updated November 10, 2025

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

Distribution

Fossils of this species were in the Pleistocene strata in the island Rhodes, Greece.

References

↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania erato Chirli & U. Linse, 2011 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1537085 on 2024-02-10

Chirli, C. & U. Linse. (2011). The Pleistocene Marine Gastropods of Rhodes Island (Greece). Tavarnelle, The authors. 447 pp.; 90 plates.

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania erato Chirli & U. Linse, 2011 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1537085 on 2024-02-10

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