The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 4 mm.
The shell is whitish or fulvous.it shows prominent spiral lirae, decussated by a less elevated longitudinal
sculpture, which becomes obsolete on the base. The shell contains five, convex, subangulate
whorls. The suture is deepand channeled. The outer
lip is scarcely varicose. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy (Island of
Elba) and off Greece.
References
^Alvania sororcula Granata-Grillo, 1877. Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania sororcula Granata-Grillo, 1877. 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=141241 on 9 August 2010 .
Granata Grillo, G. (1876-1877). Contribuzione pella fauna dei molluschi del Mediterraneo. Catalogo delle conchiglie di Messina e dintorni. Il Barth, Giornale di Medicina e Scienze Naturali, Malta
Granata Grillo, G. (1877). Descriptions de quelques espèces nouvelles ou peu connues. Napoli, Salvatore Marchese, 16 pp