Alaba pinnae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.[1]
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| Shell of Alaba pinnae (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. pinnae
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| Alaba pinnae (Krauss, 1848)
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Description
edit(Described as Diala capensis) The shell is elongated and narrow with a whitish hue and a spiraled spire. It has 10 whorls that increase gradually in size, featuring convex surfaces and angled longitudinal ribs that diminish above and below. The suture is clearly defined and slightly protruding. The body whorl is faintly lirate below the middle, and the aperture is oval in shape.[2]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the South African coast.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Alaba pinnae (Krauss, 1848). 2024-07-11. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Sowerby III, G.B. (1889). ". Some further notes on marine shells collected at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with descriptions of some new species". Journal of Conchology. 6 (1): 6–15. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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External links
edit- Krauss, F. (1848). Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Stuttgart: Ebner and Seubert. pp. 1–140. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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