Diala

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Diala
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Diala suturalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Dialidae
Genus: Diala
Adams, 1861 [1]
Type species
Diala variaAdams A., 1861
Synonyms [2]
  • Alaba (Diala) A. Adams, 1861
  • LaevitestaLaseron, 1950

Diala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dialidae. [3]

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Description

The whorls are not varicose, occasionally featuring nodules around the middle. The columella is relatively straight and not truncated. The outer lip is not thickened. [4]

Species

Species within the genus Diala include:

Species brought into synonymy
Taxa inquirenda

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References

  1. Adams, Arthur (1861). "XXVI.—On some new genera and species of Mollusca from the North of China and Japan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History . 8 (45): 242. doi:10.1080/00222936108697411.
  2. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). "Diala A. Adams, 1861". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  3. Diala Adams, 1861 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 30 January 2011.
  4. Tryon, G. W. Jr. (1883). Structural and systematic conchology. Vol. II. p. 247. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. Gofas, S. (2010). Diala albugo (Watson, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547187 on 2011-06-26
  6. Gofas, S. (2010). Diala lirulata Thiele, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547197 on 2011-06-26
  7. Gofas, S. (2010). Diala megapicalis Ponder & de Keyzer, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547189 on 2011-06-26
  8. Diala semistriata Philippi . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
  9. Diala varia Adams A., 1861 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
  10. Gofas, S. (2010). Diala sulcifera (A. Adams, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547190 on 2011-06-26
  11. Gofas, S. (2010). Diala suturalis (A. Adams, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547188 on 2011-06-26
  12. Diala lauta (Adams) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.

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