| Alaba imbricata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Litiopidae |
| Genus: | Alaba |
| Species: | A. imbricata |
| Binomial name | |
| Alaba imbricata A. Adams, 1862 | |
Alaba imbricata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae. [1]
(Original description in Latin) The shell is elevated-conical and sub-turreted. It is semi-opaque white, sporadically tinged with red. It features 7 flat, overlapping whorls with distant, longitudinal folds, that form varices, and transverse furrows. The aperture is subcircular, with a thin, arched outer lip that is scarcely effuse and has a thickened margin. [2]
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Alaba leucosticta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.
Alaba felina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.
Alaba inflata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.
Alaba lucida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.
Alaba monile is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.
Alaba pulchra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.
Alaba vibex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.
Alaba subangulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.
Alaba zebrina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.
Alaba picta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.
Alaba punctostriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.
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