Alaba pulchra


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

Description

The thin shell is ovate-conical. It is semi-opaque, with a dirty white base color adorned with spots, dots, longitudinal flames, and transverse red lines. It has 7 flat, overlapping whorls that are nodosely plicate at the sutures. The aperture is ovate, with a thin, arched outer lip that is not truncated, and a simple, sharp inner lip.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.