Alvania fasciata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alvania fasciata (Tenison Woods, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578553 on 2024-01-23
Description The length of the shell varies between 3.5 mm and 4 mm, its diameter is 2 mm.
(Original description) The minute shell is turretted, latticed all over. It is translucent and touched with pale yellow. It contains six convex whorls, bicarinate and beautifully cancellate, with a few elevated, shining, spiral and transverse lirae. The outer lip is simple. The columel!a is arcuate.Tenison Woods, J. E. (1876). Descriptions of new Tasmanian shells. Papers and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1875: 134–162
Distribution This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.
References
Hedley, C. 1911. Report on the Mollusca obtained by the F.I.S. 'Endeavour' chiefly off Cape Wiles South Australia. Part 1. Zoological Results of the Fisheries Experiments carried out by F.I.S. "Endeavour" 1: 89-114 Ponder, W.F. 1985. A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 4: 1-221
External links Laseron, C. F. (1950). Review of the Rissoidae of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum. 22 (3): 257-287 Tate, R. (1899). Contribution to a revision of the Recent Rissoidae of Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 23(2): 230-244 Seashells of New South Wales: Alvania (Alvania) fasciata