Alaba pinnae

Alaba pinnae
	Shell of Alaba pinnae (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Litiopidae
Genus:	Alaba
Species:	A. pinnae
Binomial name
	Alaba pinnae; (Krauss, 1848)
Synonyms
	Diala capensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 · unaccepted; Diala pinnae (Krauss, 1848); Rissoa pinnae Krauss, 1848 (original combination);

Alaba pinnae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.^[1]

Description

(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

This marine species occurs off the South African coast.^[1]

References

^ ^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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982). Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa. p. 54.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

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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[WoRMS-1] Alaba pinnae (Krauss, 1848). 2024-07-11. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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