The shell is yellowish, orange brown or yellowish white. It is longitudinally distantly costate, spirally lirate, and forming nodules on the ribs. The base of the shell is without ribs, but spirally striate. The shell contains 5-6, very convex
whorls. The suture is deep and channeled. The outer
lip is externally thickened.[2]
^Alvania lanciae (Calcara, 1845). Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania lanciae (Calcara, 1845). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the
World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141205 on 9 August 2010 .
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.