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Pyrene (Alia) (dovesnail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Alia was named by Adams and Adams (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Columbella (Alia) by Gabb (1866), Oldroyd (1925), Oostingh (1935); it was reranked as Pyrene (Alia) by Harzhauser (2002).

It was assigned to Columbella by Gabb (1866), Oldroyd (1925), Oostingh (1935); to Pyrene by Harzhauser (2002); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Alia Adams and Adams
1866Columbella (Alia) Gabb p. 10
1925Columbella (Alia) Oldroyd p. 122
1935Columbella (Alia) Oostingh p. 69
2002Pyrene (Alia) Harzhauser p. 98
2002Alia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusPyreneRöding 1798
subgenusAlia(Adams and Adams 1853)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Pyrene (Alia) Adams and Adams 1853 [dovesnail]
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Alia carinata Hinds 1844 [carinate dovesnail]
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Invalid names: Columbella (Astyris) californiana Gaskoin 1851 [synonym]
Alia unifasciata Sowerby 1832
Pyrene (Alia) polonica Pusch 1837
Invalid names: Columbella (Alia) carinata hindsi Reeve 1858 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available