The length of the shell attains 2.45mm, its diameter 1.35mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea (Greece, Egypt), but it also may be an Indo-Pacific immigrant. It is considered cryptogenic.
References
12Alvania dorbignyi (Audouin, 1826).Gofas, S. (2009). Alvania dorbignyi (Audouin, 1826). 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=141183 on 9 August 2010.
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