Alaba semipellucida
| Alaba semipellucida | |
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| Shell of Alaba semipellucida (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Litiopidae |
| Genus: | Alaba |
| Species: | A. semipellucida
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| Binomial name | |
| Alaba semipellucida Preston, 1905
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| Synonyms | |
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Diala semipellucida Preston, 1905 superseded combination | |
Alaba semipellucida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.[1]
Description
[edit](Original description) The shell is elongate-pyramidal and subperforate, exhibiting a shining white, somewhat translucent appearance. A narrow, opaque white band is visible below the sutures. Comprising 8 to 9 rather flat whorls, the shell is finely sculptured with very fine spiral striae. The body whorl is keeled below the periphery. The suture is impressed, and the aperture is oval. The peristome is thin, and the columella is relatively straight, extending into a callosity that joins the lip above.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Sri Lanka[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Alaba semipellucida Preston, 1905. 2024-07-13. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Preston, H.B. (1905). "Descriptions of new species of marine shells from Ceylon". Journal of Malacology. 12 (1): 1–8. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Alaba pellucida". Gbif.org. Global Biodiversity Facility. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ponder, W. F.; de Keyzer, R. (1992). "A revision of the genus Diala (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Dialidae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 6: 1019–1075.
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