Alaba hungerfordi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Litiopidae.[1]
| Alaba hungerfordi | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Alaba hungerfordi (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Litiopidae |
| Genus: | Alaba |
| Species: | A. hungerfordi
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| Binomial name | |
| Alaba hungerfordi G. B. Sowerby III, 1894
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| Synonyms | |
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Diffalaba hungerfordi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) | |
Description
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan; also off Vietnam and Papua New Guinea. [2]
References
edit- ^ Alaba hungerfordi G. B. Sowerby III, 1894. 2024-07-10. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ "Alaba hungerfordi". Gbif. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- Hasegawa, K. (2017). Family Litiopidae. Page 794, in: T. Okutani (ed.) Marine Mollusks in Japan (2 ed.). Tokai University Press. pp. 1–1375.
- Ueng Y.-T. & Wang J.-P (2006). "Alaba hungerfordi , new record of Litiopidae (Gastropoda: Discopoda) from Taiwan". Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan. 30: 27–30.
External links
edit- Sowerby III, G.B. (1894). "DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES OF MARINE SHELLS FROM THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF HONG-KONG". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 1: 153–159. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- Okutani, T. "Alaba hungerdi : image". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 10 July 2024.