Alia (gastropod)
| Alia | |
|---|---|
| |
| A live individual of Alia carinata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| (unranked): | |
| Superfamily: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Alia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 [1]
|
| Species | |
|
See text. | |
Alia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. [2]
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Alia : [3]
- 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
- ^ Gen. Moll. 1: 183.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Alia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512256 on 2012-06-25
- ^ WoRMS : Alia; accessed : 6 September 2010
External links
- GBIF info at: [1]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alia (gastropod).
 | This Columbellidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |