Diala semistriata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Dialidae |
| Genus: | Diala |
| Species: | D. semistriata
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| Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849)
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Diala semistriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dialidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell size varies between 1.9 mm and 4.5 mm.
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 January 2011.
Further reading
[edit]- 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. Annu. Rev. 43: 419–453
External links
[edit]- "Diala semistriata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 January 2011.