Alvania nitida
Species of gastropod
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Alvania nitida is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Alvania nitida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Alvania |
| Species: | †A. nitida |
| Binomial name | |
| †Alvania nitida Brunetti & Vecchi, 2012 | |
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Pleistocene strata in Emilia, Italy.