Alia (gastropod)

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Alia
Alia unifasciata (MNHN-IM-2000-9600).jpeg
Shell of Alia unifasciata (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Alia
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Columbella carinata
Hinds, 1844
Species

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Synonyms [1]

Columbella (Alia)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (original rank)

Contents

Alia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. [1]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Alia : [2]

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. 1 2 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
  2. WoRMS : Alia; accessed : 6 September 2010