Alaba inflata explained

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

Description

(Original description in Latin) The thin shell is ovate-conical and ventricose. It is almost translucent and horn-colored, with a violet apex. It has 4½ flat whorls. These are very finely striated transversely. The large body whorl is inflated. The aperture is ovate and slightly angular anteriorly, with an arched outer lip and a thin-edged inner lip.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

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.

Notes and References

1. 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.