Alaba lucida explained

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

Description

(Original description in Latin) The shell is raised-conical, sub-turreted, solid, and transparent. It has 6.5 flat, overlapping, and very smooth whorls with a spirally striated base. The aperture is ovate, anteriorly produced and effuse, with an outer lip that has a thickened margin. ^[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.