''Diala'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Dialidae
Dialidae, common name dialids, is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.
According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005), the family Dialidae has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genus w ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Diala'' include:
* ''
Diala albugo
''Diala albugo'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dialidae.
Description
The shell size varies between 2 mm and 6.5 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Réunion and ...
''
(Watson, 1886)
* ''
Diala almo''
Bartsch, 1915
* ''
Diala exilis''
(Tryon, 1866)
* ''
Diala lirulata''
Thiele, 1930
* ''
Diala megapicalis''
Ponder & de Keyzer, 1992
* ''
Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849) - type species as ''Diala varia'' Adams A., 1861
* ''
Diala stephensae'' (Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1930)
* ''
Diala sulcifera''
(A. Adams, 1862) - synonym: ''Diala flammea'' (Pease, 1868)
* ''
Diala suturalis''
(A. Adams, 1863) - synonym: ''Diala lauta'' (Adams)
* ''
Diala virgata''
Hedley, 1899 (''
taxon inquirendum
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'')
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Diala acuta''
Carpenter, 1864: synonym of ''
Pseudodiala acuta''
(Carpenter, 1864)
* ''Diala africana''
Bartsch, 1915: synonym of ''Diala almo''
Bartsch, 1915
* ''Diala basispiralis''
(Chapman-Smith & Grant-Mackie, 1971): synonym of ''Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Diala cacuminata''
Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Diala capensis''
G. B. Sowerby III, 1889: synonym of ''
Alaba pinnae''
(Krauss, 1848)
* ''Diala conica''
Turton, 1932: synonym of ''Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Diala cornea''
A. Adams, 1861: synonym of ''
Alaba cornea''
(A. Adams, 1861)
* ''Diala diffilata''
Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''
Alaba diffilata''
(Laseron, 1956)
* ''Diala electrina''
Carpenter, 1864: synonym of ''
Lirobarleeia
''Lirobarleeia'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Lirobarleeia'' include:
*''Lirobarleeia albolirata'' (Carpenter, 1864)
*''Lirobarleeia b ...
''
Ponder, 1983
* ''Diala flammea''
Pease, 1868: synonym of ''Diala sulcifera''
(A. Adams, 1862)
* ''Diala fragilis''
Thiele, 1930: synonym of ''
Alaba fragilis''
(Thiele, 1930)
* ''Diala fuscopicta''
E. A. Smith, 1890: synonym of ''
Barleeia fuscopicta''
(E. A. Smith, 1890)
* ''Diala hartmeyeri''
Thiele, 1930: synonym of ''
Alaba hartmeyeri''
(Thiele, 1930)
* ''Diala infrasulcata''
G.B. Sowerby III, 1892: synonym of ''Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Diala lauta''
(Adams, 1862): synonym of ''Diala suturalis''
(A. Adams, 1863)
* ''Diala leithii''
(E. A. Smith, 1876): synonym of ''
Mainwaringia leithii
''Mainwaringia leithii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae
The Littorinidae are a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorp ...
''
(E. A. Smith, 1876)
* ''Diala lirata''
Laseron, 1950: synonym of ''
Diffalaba opiniosa''
Iredale, 1936
* ''Diala ludens''
Melvill & Standen, 1895: synonym of ''Diala albugo''
(Watson, 1886)
* ''Diala macula''
Nevill, 1885: synonym of ''Diala varia''
A. Adams, 1861: synonym of ''Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Diala marmorea''
Carpenter, 1864: synonym of ''
Pseudodiala acuta''
(Carpenter, 1864)
* ''Diala pinnae''
(Krauss, 1848): synonym of ''
Alaba pinnae''
(Krauss, 1848)
* ''Diala planalba''
Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Diala polita''
Preston, 1905: synonym of ''Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Diala simplex''
E. A. Smith, 1875: synonym of ''
Barleeia simplex''
(E. A. Smith, 1875)
* ''Diala stricta''
Habe, 1960: synonym of ''Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Diala tesselata''
Tenison-Woods, 1876: synonym of ''
Alaba monile''
A. Adams, 1862
* ''Diala translucida''
Hedley, 1905: synonym of ''
Styliferina translucida''
(Hedley, 1905)
* ''Diala trilirata''
Melvill, 1906: synonym of ''Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Diala varia''
Adams A., 1861: synonym of ''Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Diala vestigia''
Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Diala vitrea''
G. B. Sowerby III, 1915: synonym of ''
Diffalaba vitrea''
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1915)
* ''Diala watsoni''
Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849)
References
External links
* Ponder W. F. & de Keyzer R. (1992). "A revision of the genus ''Diala'' (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Dialidae)". ''Invertebrate Taxonomy'' 6: 1019–1075.
* Gofas S., Le Renard J. & Bouchet P. (2001). "Mollusca", In: Costello M. J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: 180–213.
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