''Diala'' is a
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sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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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 wit ...
.
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
''Diala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dialidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Diala'' include:
* ''Diala albugo'' (Watson, 1886)
* ''Diala almo'' Bartsch, 1915
* ''Diala exilis'' (Tryon, 1866)
* ''Dial ...
''
Bartsch, 1915
* ''
Diala exilis
''Diala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Dialidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Diala'' include:
* ''Diala albugo'' (Watson, 1886)
* ''Diala almo'' Bartsch, 1915
* ''Dia ...
''
(Tryon, 1866)
* ''
Diala lirulata
''Diala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dialidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Diala'' include:
* ''Diala albugo'' (Watson, 1886)
* ''Diala almo'' Bartsch, 1915
* ''Diala exilis'' (Tryon, 1866)
* '' Di ...
''
Thiele, 1930
* ''
Diala megapicalis
''Diala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dialidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Diala'' include:
* ''Diala albugo'' (Watson, 1886)
* ''Diala almo'' Bartsch, 1915
* ''Diala exilis'' (Tryon, 1866)
* '' Di ...
''
Ponder & de Keyzer, 1992
* ''
Diala semistriata
''Diala semistriata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dialidae.
Description
The shell size varies between 1.9 mm and 4.5 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Sout ...
''
(Philippi, 1849) - type species as ''Diala varia'' Adams A., 1861
* ''
Diala stephensae
''Diala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dialidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Diala'' include:
* ''Diala albugo'' (Watson, 1886)
* ''Diala almo'' Bartsch, 1915
* ''Diala exilis'' (Tryon, 1866)
* '' Di ...
'' (Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1930)
* ''
Diala sulcifera
''Diala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dialidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Diala'' include:
* ''Diala albugo'' (Watson, 1886)
* ''Diala almo'' Bartsch, 1915
* ''Diala exilis'' (Tryon, 1866)
* '' Di ...
''
(A. Adams, 1862) - synonym: ''Diala flammea'' (Pease, 1868)
* ''
Diala suturalis
''Diala suturalis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dialidae.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 13 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Western Indian Ocean and along Southern A ...
''
(A. Adams, 1863) - synonym: ''Diala lauta'' (Adams)
* ''
Diala virgata
''Diala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dialidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Diala'' include:
* ''Diala albugo'' (Watson, 1886)
* ''Diala almo'' Bartsch, 1915
* ''Diala exilis'' (Tryon, 1866)
* '' Di ...
''
Hedley, 1899 (''
taxon inquirendum
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The term t ...
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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 Alaba may refer to:
* ''Alaba'' (gastropod), a sea snails genus in the family Litiopidae
* Alaba, Amharic -foundation, main. It also refers to the land lord.
* Halaba people or Halaba, an ethnic group in Ethiopia
* Halaba special woreda, a distri ...
''
(Krauss, 1848)
* ''Diala conica''
Turton, 1932: synonym of ''Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Diala cornea''
A. Adams, 1861: synonym of ''
Alaba cornea Alaba may refer to:
* ''Alaba'' (gastropod), a sea snails genus in the family Litiopidae
* Alaba, Amharic -foundation, main. It also refers to the land lord.
* Halaba people or Halaba, an ethnic group in Ethiopia
* Halaba special woreda, a distri ...
''
(A. Adams, 1861)
* ''Diala diffilata''
Laseron, 1956: synonym of ''
Alaba diffilata Alaba may refer to:
* ''Alaba'' (gastropod), a sea snails genus in the family Litiopidae
* Alaba, Amharic -foundation, main. It also refers to the land lord.
* Halaba people or Halaba, an ethnic group in Ethiopia
* Halaba special woreda, a distri ...
''
(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 Alaba may refer to:
* ''Alaba'' (gastropod), a sea snails genus in the family Litiopidae
* Alaba, Amharic -foundation, main. It also refers to the land lord.
* Halaba people or Halaba, an ethnic group in Ethiopia
* Halaba special woreda, a distri ...
''
(Thiele, 1930)
* ''Diala fuscopicta''
E. A. Smith, 1890: synonym of ''
Barleeia fuscopicta
''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bar ...
''
(E. A. Smith, 1890)
* ''Diala hartmeyeri''
Thiele, 1930: synonym of ''
Alaba hartmeyeri Alaba may refer to:
* ''Alaba'' (gastropod), a sea snails genus in the family Litiopidae
* Alaba, Amharic -foundation, main. It also refers to the land lord.
* Halaba people or Halaba, an ethnic group in Ethiopia
* Halaba special woreda, a distri ...
''
(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''
(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 Alaba may refer to:
* ''Alaba'' (gastropod), a sea snails genus in the family Litiopidae
* Alaba, Amharic -foundation, main. It also refers to the land lord.
* Halaba people or Halaba, an ethnic group in Ethiopia
* Halaba special woreda, a distri ...
''
(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
''Barleeia'', or the barleysnails, is a genus of very small sea snails. They are marine gastropod micromollusks in the family Barleeiidae. These snails are usually only a couple of millimeters in length.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bar ...
''
(E. A. Smith, 1875)
* ''Diala stricta''
Habe, 1960: synonym of ''Diala semistriata''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''Diala tesselata''
Tenison-Woods, 1876: synonym of ''
Alaba monile Alaba may refer to:
* ''Alaba'' (gastropod), a sea snails genus in the family Litiopidae
* Alaba, Amharic -foundation, main. It also refers to the land lord.
* Halaba people or Halaba, an ethnic group in Ethiopia
* Halaba special woreda, a distri ...
''
A. Adams, 1862
* ''Diala translucida''
Hedley, 1905: synonym of ''
Styliferina translucida
''Styliferina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Litiopidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Styliferina'' include:
* ''Styliferina goniochila'' A. Adams, 1860
* ''Styliferi ...
''
(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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