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

Alaba leucosticta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Litiopidae
Genus: Alaba
Species:
A. leucosticta
Binomial name
Alaba leucosticta
(A. Adams, 1861)
Synonyms

Diala leucosticta A. Adams, 1861 (original combination

Description

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(Original description in Latin) The solid shell is ovate-conical. It is semi-translucent white, adorned with a series of milky spots at the sutures and periphery. It has 6 convex whorls with margined sutures and a spirally striated base. The aperture is oblong, and the outer lip is arched and thickened.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off China.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Alaba leucosticta (A. Adams, 1861). 2024-07-07. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Adams, A. (1861). "On some new genera and species of Mollusca from the north of China and Japan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3 (8): 299–309. Retrieved 6 July 2024.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Further reading

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