Alaba vibex
| Alaba vibex | |
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| Shell of Alaba vibex | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Litiopidae |
| Genus: | Alaba |
| Species: | A. vibex
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| Binomial name | |
| Alaba vibex A. Adams, 1862
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Alaba vibex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.[1]
Description
[edit](Original description in Latin) The thin shell is ovate-conical and semi-translucent, exhibiting a lutescent hue with whitish varicose markings. It is intricately adorned with articulated red lines. There are six convex whorls, each transversely furrowed and adorned with strong, milky, irregular varices. The aperture is ovate, with an arched outer lip that is truncated anteriorly and edged sharply. [2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ Alaba vibex A. Adams, 1862. 2024-07-09. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Adams, A. (1862). "On the animal and affinities of the genus Alaba, with a review of the known species, and descriptions of some new species". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3 (10 (58)): 293–299. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
[edit]- Hedley, C. (1913). "Studies on Australian Mollusca, part XI". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 38 (2). Retrieved 9 July 2024.