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Alia (gastropod)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Columbellidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Genus

Superfamily
  
Buccinoidea

Scientific name
  
Alia

Higher classification
  
Columbellidae

Alia (gastropod)

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)

    • References

    Alia (gastropod) Wikipedia
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