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Alaba

Gastropoda - Litiopidae

Taxonomy
Alaba was named by Adams and A (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cerithiadae by Weisbord (1962); to Diastomatinae by Hoerle (1972); to Litiopinae by Gardner (1947), Wilson (1993) and Todd (2001); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Alaba Adams and A.
1947Alaba Gardner p. 579
1962Alaba Weisbord p. 189
1972Alaba Hoerle p. 15
1993Alaba Wilson p. 127
2001Alaba Todd
2002Alaba Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyLitiopidae(Gray 1847)
genusAlabaAdams and A 1853

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Alaba Adams and A. 1853
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†Alaba chipolana Dall 1892
Alaba incerta d'Orbigny 1842
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Invalid names: Alaba tervaricosa Adams 1845 [synonym]
Alaba supralirata Carpenter 1857
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Invalid names: Alaba jeannettae Bartsch 1910 [synonym]
†Alaba turrita Guppy 1896
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available