Diala sulcifera | |
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Shell of Diala sulcifera scobina | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 Adams, 1862 superseded combination Contents |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]
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]
This marine species occurs in the Indo-west Pacific, from the Red Sea to Australia (New South Wales, Queensland)
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