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

Alvania burtoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
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) burtoni Glibert, 1962

Description

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

Distribution

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

References

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  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