Alvania lineata Risso, 1826 Dark specimens

Dark variant collected at 2-6m deep, in Posidonia meadows, Uvala Žorljevica, southern coast of Molat island, Zadar archipelago, Croatia. 4,3mm. A. Petani legit (HR).

Same spot. 3,85-4,1mm.

Other dark shell from 5m deep, Vouliagmeni. 4,8mm.

Above and below: subadult of a possible lineata from Georgioúpoli, east of Chaniá, NW. Crete. 2,2mm.

Notice the thin radial microsculpture.

The transition protoconch / teleoconch. The microsculpture of the protoconch does not seem to be that of lineata.

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