Alia carinata

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Alia carinata
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Six shells of Alia carinata showing variability
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Alia
Species:
A. carinata
Binomial name
Alia carinata
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alia callimorpha Dall, 1919
  • Alia gouldii (Carpenter, 1857)
  • Columbella californiana Gaskoin, 1851
  • Columbella carinata Hinds, 1844 (original combination)
  • Columbella hindsii Reeve, 1858
  • Mitrella callimorpha (Dall, 1919)
  • Mitrella carinata (Hinds, 1844)
  • Nitidella carinata (Hinds, 1844)
  • Nitidella gouldii Carpenter, 1857 (original combination)

Alia carinata, common name the carinate dove shell, is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Distribution[]

This species is found in the Eastern Pacific, from Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.

Description[]

The adult size of the shell of this species of dove snail can be between 6 mm and 10 mm in length.[2] The body whorl is sometimes carinate (having a pronounced keel), sometimes less so, and sometimes not at all. The shell color is quite variable; it can also be one uniform color or patterned with two shades of color.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Monsecour, K. (2012). Alia carinata (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511703 on 2012-11-22
  2. ^ McLean, James H., 1978 Marine Shells of Southern California, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Museum, Science Series 24, Revised Edition: p. 48

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