''Alora '' is a
genus
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of
predatory
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sea snail
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s,
marine prosobranch
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
family
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Epitoniidae
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, commonly known as wentletraps.
[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]
Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species
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, the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Alora '' :
* ''
Alora annulata''
(Kuroda & Ito, 1961)
* ''
Alora gouldii Alora may refer to:
* ''Alora'' (gastropod), a genus of wentletraps in the family Epitoniidae
* Alora (drug), a brand name for transdermal Estradiol
* Álora
Álora is a town and municipality in southern Spain in the province of Málaga, in th ...
''
(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
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
Epitoniidae
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