Alora (gastropod)
Alora is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.[1]
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| Alora turbinata | |
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| Genus: | Alora H. Adams, 1861 |
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| Alora gouldii Adams, A., 1857 | |
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Teramachiacirsa Kuroda & Ito, 1961 | |
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species with valid names are included within the genus Alora :[1]
- Alora annulata (Kuroda & Ito, 1961)
- Alora gouldii (A. Adams, 1857)
- Alora kiiensis Nakayama, 2000
- Alora rapunculus Kilburn, 1975
- Alora retifera Bouchet & Warén, 1986
- Alora tenerrima (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)
- Alora turbinata Poppe, 2008
- Species brought into synonymy
- Alora billeeana (DuShane & Bratcher, 1965) : synonym of Epidendrium billeeanum (DuShane & Bratcher, 1965)
- Alora insignis (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932): synonym of Alora gouldii (A. Adams, 1857)
- Alora reticulata (Habe, 1962): synonym of Foratiscala reticulata (Habe, 1962)
References
- 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
- dams H. 1861. Description of a new genus of shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1860: 272-273
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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