Diala sulcifera martensi

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Diala sulcifera martensi
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Shell of Diala sulcifera martensi (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Dialidae
Genus: Diala
Species:
D. sulcifera
Subspecies:
D. s. martensi
Trinomial name
Diala sulcifera martensi
(Issel, 1869)
Synonyms

Alaba martensiIssel, 1869 superseded combination

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The small, solid shell is ovate-conoid, and imperforate, with a shiny surface. It features strong transverse striations, with numerous, equal stripes. The apex is sharp, and the shell has 7.5 flat or slightly convex whorls separated by deep sutures. The body whorl is about half the total shell height. it is subangulated at the base, and concentrically furrowed below. The aperture is slightly oblique, ovate-oblong, and angled at the top. The peristome is interrupted and acute, with a reflexed and sharp columellar margin. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea.

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References

  1. ↑ Diala sulcifera martensi (Issel, 1869) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Issel, A. (1869). Malacologia del Mar Rosso. Ricerche zoologiche e paleontologiche. Pisa: Biblioteca Malacologica. pp. 1–387.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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