Alvania pagodula
Alvania pagodula is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 1.7 mm and 4 mm.- Elevated, turreted spire composed of six convex whorls
- Smooth embryonic whorls followed by whorls with characteristic sculpture
- Composed of raised longitudinal ribs
- Last whorl: longitudinal ribs stop abruptly at the rounded base of the aperture
- Lower part of this whorl has three strong decurrent cords
- Rounded aperture
- Light brown uniform coloration
- Horny, thin, pauci-spiral operculum