Diala sulcifera

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Diala sulcifera
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Shell of Diala sulcifera scobina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Dialidae
Genus: Diala
Species:
D. sulcifera
Binomial name
Diala sulcifera
(A. Adams, 1862)
Synonyms [1]

Alaba (Diala) sulciferaA. Adams, 1862 superseded combination

Contents

Diala sulcifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dialidae. [1]

Subspecies

Description

The shell size varies between 1.9 mm and 4.5 mm.

(Original description) The shell is ovate-conical and can be white, red, brown, or sometimes variegated. It has 5 convex whorls with regular, deeply imprinted transverse furrows and prominent sutures. The aperture is oblong, and the outer lip is arched, often tinged with red, featuring a crenulate margin. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-west Pacific, from the Red Sea to Australia (New South Wales, Queensland)

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References

  1. 1 2 Diala sulcifera (A. Adams, 1862) . 314 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. ↑ Adams, A. (1862). "On the animal and affinities of the genus Alaba, with a review of the known species, and descriptions of some new species". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3 (10 (58)): 293–299. Retrieved 14 July 2024.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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