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Alvania bonneti

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Alvania bonneti
Shell of † Alvania bonneti (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. bonneti
Binomial name
Alvania bonneti
Cossmann, 1919
Synonyms

Alvinia bonneti (Cossmann, 1919)superseded combination

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this species were found in Eocene strata in Picardy, France.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania bonneti Cossmann, 1921 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881471 on 2024-01-31
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