''Alora '' is a

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Epitoniidae, 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

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, the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Alora '' : * ''

Alora annulata 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 the ...

'' (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 the ...

'' (A. Adams, 1857) * ''

Alora kiiensis 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 the ...

'' Nakayama, 2000 * ''

Alora rapunculus 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 the ...

'' Kilburn, 1975 * ''

Alora retifera 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 the ...

'' Bouchet & Warén, 1986 * ''

Alora tenerrima 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 the ...

'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896) * ''

Alora turbinata ''Alora turbinata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropoda mollusk in the family Epitoniidae Wentletraps are small, often white, very high-spired, predatory or ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitonii ...

'' Poppe, 2008 ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Alora billeeana'' (DuShane & Bratcher, 1965) : synonym of ''

Epidendrium billeeanum ''Epidendrium billeeanum'', commonly known as the Yellow sea snail or the Golden wentletrap, is a species of small predator and ectoparasite sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.WoRMS (2010). Epidendr ...

'' (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 {{Caenogastropoda-stub