Alaba opiniosa

Interesting Facts

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -213 meters (-700 feet).[1]

Biome: Coastal.

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Sorbeoconcha () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Discopoda () - P. Fischer, 1884
        Infraorder: Discopoda ()
        Superfamily: Cerithioidea () - C.A. Fleming, 1822
        Family: Litiopidae () - J.E. Gray, 1847
        Genus: Alaba () - Adams, 1853
        Specific name: opiniosa
        Scientific name: - Alaba opiniosa

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 17, 2012.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:

Standard Deviation = 1,109.110 based on 191 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]