Litiopidae: Alaba monile A. Adams, 1862 (‘spotted alaba’)

Synonym(s): monile A. Adams, 1862 pagodula A. Adams, 1862 phasianella Angas, 1867 stclarae Tenison-Woods, 1877 tessellata Tenison-Woods, 1876 flindersi Tenison-Woods, 1877.
Typical shell-length 8.0 mm. Shell may be nodulose or smooth. Lives intertidally and subtidally amongst seaweed and seagrass, especially in sheltered environments. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a widespread and common species.