Alvania lineata

Alvania lineata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.
The shell has strong ribs, becoming obsolete on the base, and numerous spiral lirae, yellowish or fulvous, the lirae forming lines of deeper color. The shell contains six convex whorls with a deep suture. The outer lip is thickened externally, plicate within.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Greece and Turkey.
Fossils have been found in Pleistocene strata near Messina, Sicily and near Monastir, Tunisia.