Diala semistriata
| Diala semistriata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Dialidae |
| Genus: | Diala |
| Species: | D. semistriata |
| Binomial name | |
| Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Diala semistriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dialidae.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 1.9 mm and 4.5 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa, Aldabra Atoll and Madagascar, in the Western Pacific Ocean, in the Red Sea and in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- 1 2 Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 January 2011.
Further reading
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
- 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: pp. 180-213
- Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 43: 419-453
External links
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