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Diala albugo

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Diala albugo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Dialidae
Genus: Diala
Species:
D. albugo
Binomial name
Diala albugo
(Watson, 1886)
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Alaba albugo Watson, 1886
  • Diala conspicua Laseron, 1956
  • Diala ludens Melvill & Standen, 1895
  • Diala virgata Hedley, 1899

Diala albugo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dialidae.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 2 mm and 6.5 mm

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Réunion and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b Diala albugo (Watson, 1886). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 January 2011.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Ponder, W. F.; de Keyzer, R. (1992). "A revision of the genus Diala (Gastropoda : Cerithioidea : Dialidae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 6 (4): 1038–1045. doi:10.1071/it9921019.
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