Alvania beanii

Alvania beanii is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

The large aperture has an oval shape with a thick rim.

The outer lip shows internal ridges and a well-developed varix.

It can also be found in the Mediterranean Sea (Corsica, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey).

Fossils have been found in Scaldisian (Pliocene) strata in Suffolk, Great Brittain; in Pleistocene strata in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Santa Flavia, Sicily.