Alaba incerta

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

Alaba incerta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Litiopidae
Genus:
Alaba
Species:
A. incerta
Binomial name
Alaba incerta
(d’Orbigny, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Eulima incerta d'Orbigny, 1841 (original combination)
  • Rissoa melanura C. B. Adams, 1850

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antiles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 10 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 40 m.[2]

References
  1. Alaba incerta (d’Orbigny, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.


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