| Alaba pulchra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Litiopidae |
| Genus: | Alaba |
| Species: | A. pulchra |
| Binomial name | |
| Alaba pulchra A. Adams, 1862 | |
| Synonyms | |
Alaba comaCotton, 1953 | |
Alaba pulchra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae. [1]
(Original description in Latin) The thin shell is ovate-conical. It is semi-opaque, with a dirty white base color adorned with spots, dots, longitudinal flames, and transverse red lines. It has 7 flat, overlapping whorls that are nodosely plicate at the sutures. The aperture is ovate, with a thin, arched outer lip that is not truncated, and a simple, sharp inner lip. [2]
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. [3]
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