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Diala sulcifera
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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)
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Description
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]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-west Pacific, from the Red Sea to Australia (New South Wales, Queensland)
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