Alora (gastropod)

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Alora
Scientific classification
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clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
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Alora

H. Adams, 1861
Type species
Alora gouldiiAdams, A., 1857
Species

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Synonyms [1]

TeramachiacirsaKuroda & Ito, 1961

Alora is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps. [1]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species with valid names are included within the genus Alora : [1]

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Alora H. Adams, 1861 . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137937 on 24 April 2011