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Diala
Sign in to saveDiala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dialidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderCaenogastropoda incertae sedis
- FamilyDialidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 332
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Dialidae
- Collections
- CAS, USNM, PRI, NMV, SBMNH, MNHN
- Recorded in
- United States, French Polynesia, Australia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Western Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cerithiidae
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- Commons category
- Diala
- taxon name
- Diala
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Diala
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Encyclopedic overview
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Diala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dialidae.
==Description== The whorls are not varicose, occasionally featuring nodules around the middle. The columella is relatively straight and not truncated. The outer lip is not thickened.
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