Diala sulcifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dialidae.[1]
| Diala sulcifera | |
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| Shell of Diala sulcifera scobina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Dialidae |
| Genus: | Diala |
| Species: | D. sulcifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Diala sulcifera (A. Adams, 1862)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Alaba (Diala) sulcifera A. Adams, 1862 superseded combination | |
- Subspecies
- Diala sulcifera martensi (Issel, 1869)
- Diala sulcifera scobina (Laseron, 1950)
- Diala sulcifera sulcifera (A. Adams, 1862)
Description
editThe 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
editThis marine species occurs in the Indo-west Pacific, from the Red Sea to Australia (New South Wales, Queensland)
References
edit- ^ a b Diala sulcifera (A. Adams, 1862). 314 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
edit- Ponder, W. F.; de Keyzer, R (1992). "A revision of the genus Diala (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Dialidae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 6 (4): 1019–1075. doi:10.1071/IT9921019. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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