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

Alvania monterosatoi
Shell of Alvania monterosatoi (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Alvania
Species:
A. monterosatoi
Binomial name
Alvania monterosatoi
(P. Fischer, 1877)
Synonyms[1]

Rissoa monterosatoi P. Fischer, 1877 (Alvania accepted as full genus)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 1¾ mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in the island Rhodes.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
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