Alaba pinnae explained

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

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.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the South African coast.

References

• Book: Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. . Sea Shells of Southern Africa . 1982 . Macmillan South Africa . Johannesburg . 54.

External links

• Book: Krauss . F. . 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. . 1848 . Ebner and Seubert . Stuttgart . 1–140 . 11 July 2024.

Notes and References

1. Sowerby III . G.B. . . Some further notes on marine shells collected at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with descriptions of some new species . Journal of Conchology . 1889 . 6 . 1 . 6–15 . 11 July 2024.