Alia (gastropod)

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Kingdom Animalia Family Columbellidae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus		Superfamily Buccinoidea Scientific name Alia Higher classification Columbellidae

Similar Columbellidae, Alia carinata, Gastropods, Amphissa, Cosmioconcha

Alia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Alia :

Alia aurantiaca (Dall, 1871)

Alia callimorpha Dall, 1919

Alia carinata (Hinds, 1844)

Alia gausapata (Gould, 1850)

Alia gouldi (Carpenter, 1856)

Alia permodesta (Dall, 1890)

Alia unifasciata (G.B. Sowerby, 1832)

Species brought into synonymy

Alia casciana Dall, 1919: synonym of Alia gausapata (Gould, 1850)

Alia xenia Dall, 1919: synonym of Mitrella xenia (Dall, 1919)

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