Alaba cornea

Alaba cornea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Litiopidae
Genus: Alaba
Species:
A. cornea
Binomial name
Alaba cornea
(A. Adams, 1861)
Synonyms

Diala cornea A. Adams, 1861 (original combination

Alaba cornea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.[1]

Description

(Original description in Latin) The shell is ovate-conical and semi-opaque with a horny texture. It features fine transverse striations and has 4½ convex whorls with rufescent sutures. The apex is tinged with a rufous color. The aperture is oblong, and the columella is straight and colored red. The lips are often tinted with red as well.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off China.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Alaba cornea (A. Adams, 1861). 2024-07-06. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Adams, A. (1861). "On some new genera and species of Mollusca from the north of China and Japan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3 (8): 299–309. Retrieved 6 July 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Yao, Japan: Elle Scientific Publications. pp. 1–749.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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