Alaba cornea explained

Alaba cornea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Litiopidae.

Description

(Original description in Latin) The shell is ovate-conical and semi-opaque with a horny texture. It features fine transverse striations and has 4½ convex whorls with rufescent sutures. The apex is tinged with a rufous color. The aperture is oblong, and the columella is straight and colored red. The lips are often tinted with red as well.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off China.

References

• Book: Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. . Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan . 1999 . Elle Scientific Publications . Yao, Japan . 1–749.

External links

• Adams . A. . 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. 1862 . 3 . 10 (58) . 293–299 . 6 July 2024.

Notes and References

1. Adams . A. . On some new genera and species of Mollusca from the north of China and Japan. . Annals and Magazine of Natural History . 1861 . 3 . 8 . 299–309 . 6 July 2024.