Description of Alvania aliceae spec. nov. (Gastropoda, Rissoidae) from the Mediterranean Sea

A new Mediterranean species of the genus Alvania (Rissoidae, Rissooidea) is described: Alvania aliceae spec. nov. All known specimens come from the type locality, Lampedusa Is. It is compared with the most similar congeners: Alvania subcrenulata (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus , 1884), Alvania amatii Oliverio, 1986, Alvania nestaresi Oliverio & Amati, 1990 and Alvania balearica Oliver & Templado, 2009. Additionally, a lectotype of Rissoa bicingulata G. Seguenza, 1876 is hereby designated to stabilize its use.