Alvania montensis

Alvania montensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoidae
Genus:	Alvania
Species:	†A. montensis
Binomial name
†Alvania montensis Glibert, 1973
Synonyms [1]
† Alvania (Arsenia) montensisGlibert, 1973 (basionym; Arsenia is a junior synonym of Alvania)

Alvania montensis 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 2.2 mm (0.087 in), its diameter 1.25 mm (0.049 in).^{[ citation needed ]}

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Montian (Paleocene) strata near Mons, Belgium.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. 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

• Glibert M. (1973). Révision des Gastropoda du Danien et du Montien de la Belgique. I. Les Gastropoda du Calcaire de Mons. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Mémoire. 173: 1-116