Diala sulcifera
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| Diala sulcifera | |
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| Shell of Diala sulcifera scobina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Dialidae |
| Genus: | Diala |
| Species: | D. sulcifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Diala sulcifera (A. Adams, 1862) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Alaba (Diala) sulcifera A. Adams, 1862 superseded combination | |
Diala sulcifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dialidae.[1]
- Subspecies
- Diala sulcifera martensi (Issel, 1869)
- Diala sulcifera scobina (Laseron, 1950)
- Diala sulcifera sulcifera (A. Adams, 1862)
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]
