Alvania auberiana


Alvania auberiana, common name the West Indian alvania, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off North Carolina, USA, Bermuda, Curaçao and Colombia to Eastern Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.1 mm.
The imperforate shell is thin. It is white, with brownish maculations. It shows numerous, thin, longitudinal and spiral ribs. The shell contains six convex whorls with a sloping shoulder defined by an angle. The outer lip is thickened.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 101 m.