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Alaria rostrata

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Rostellaria rostrata was named by Gabb (1860).

It was recombined as Alaria rostrata by Johnson (1905).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. berlieri, A. dubia, A. laevigata, A. schweinfurthi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Rostellaria rostrata Gabb
1905Alaria rostrata Johnson

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyAporrhainaeGray 1850
genusAlariaGabb 1868
speciesrostrata(Gabb 1860)

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.

†Alaria rostrata Gabb 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available