Diala

Not to be confused with Diyala (disambiguation).

Diala
Diala suturalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Dialidae
Genus: Diala
Adams, 1861[1]
Type species
Diala varia Adams A., 1861
Synonyms[2]
  • Alaba (Diala) A. Adams, 1861
  • Laevitesta Laseron, 1950

Diala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dialidae.[3]

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. [4]

Species

Species within the genus Diala include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Diala acuta Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Pseudodiala acuta (Carpenter, 1864)
  • Diala africana Bartsch, 1915: synonym of Diala almo Bartsch, 1915
  • Diala almo Bartsch, 1915: synonym of Hydrobiidae incertae sedis almo (Bartsch, 1915) (original combination)
  • Diala basispiralis (Chapman-Smith & Grant-Mackie, 1971): synonym of Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849)
  • Diala cacuminata Laseron, 1956: synonym of Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849)
  • Diala capensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1889: synonym of Alaba pinnae (Krauss, 1848)
  • Diala conica Turton, 1932: synonym of Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849)
  • Diala cornea A. Adams, 1861: synonym of Alaba cornea (A. Adams, 1861)
  • Diala diffilata Laseron, 1956: synonym of Alaba diffilata (Laseron, 1956)
  • Diala electrina Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Lirobarleeia Ponder, 1983
  • Diala flammea Pease, 1868: synonym of Diala sulcifera (A. Adams, 1862)
  • Diala fragilis Thiele, 1930: synonym of Alaba fragilis (Thiele, 1930)
  • Diala fuscopicta E. A. Smith, 1890: synonym of Barleeia fuscopicta (E. A. Smith, 1890)
  • Diala hartmeyeri Thiele, 1930: synonym of Alaba hartmeyeri (Thiele, 1930)
  • Diala infrasulcata G.B. Sowerby III, 1892: synonym of Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849)
  • Diala lauta (Adams, 1862): synonym of Diala suturalis (A. Adams, 1863)
  • Diala leithii (E. A. Smith, 1876): synonym of Mainwaringia leithii (E. A. Smith, 1876)
  • Diala lirata Laseron, 1950: synonym of Diffalaba opiniosa Iredale, 1936
  • Diala ludens Melvill & Standen, 1895: synonym of Diala albugo (Watson, 1886)
  • Diala macula Nevill, 1885: synonym of Diala varia A. Adams, 1861: synonym of Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849)
  • Diala marmorea Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Pseudodiala acuta (Carpenter, 1864)
  • Diala pinnae (Krauss, 1848): synonym of Alaba pinnae (Krauss, 1848)
  • Diala planalba Laseron, 1956: synonym of Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849)
  • Diala polita Preston, 1905: synonym of Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849)
  • Diala simplex E. A. Smith, 1875: synonym of Barleeia simplex (E. A. Smith, 1875)
  • Diala stricta Habe, 1960: synonym of Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849)
  • Diala tesselata Tenison-Woods, 1876: synonym of Alaba monile A. Adams, 1862
  • Diala translucida Hedley, 1905: synonym of Styliferina translucida (Hedley, 1905)
  • Diala trilirata Melvill, 1906: synonym of Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849)
  • Diala varia Adams A., 1861: synonym of Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849)
  • Diala vestigia Laseron, 1956: synonym of Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849)
  • Diala vitrea G. B. Sowerby III, 1915: synonym of Diffalaba vitrea (G. B. Sowerby III, 1915)
  • Diala watsoni Laseron, 1956: synonym of Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849)
Taxa inquirenda
  • † Diala angustifera Nomura, 1935
  • Diala fragilis (Fenaux, 1943)
  • Diala lirata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864
  • Diala nodicincta H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864
  • Diala succincta A. Adams, 1870 (unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)

References

  1. ^ Adams, Arthur (1861). "XXVI.—On some new genera and species of Mollusca from the North of China and Japan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (45): 242. doi:10.1080/00222936108697411.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). "Diala A. Adams, 1861". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  3. ^ Diala Adams, 1861. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 January 2011.
  4. ^ Tryon, G. W. Jr. (1883). Structural and systematic conchology. Vol. II. p. 247. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Diala albugo (Watson, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547187 on 2011-06-26
  6. ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Diala lirulata Thiele, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547197 on 2011-06-26
  7. ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Diala megapicalis Ponder & de Keyzer, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547189 on 2011-06-26
  8. ^ Diala semistriata Philippi. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  9. ^ Diala varia Adams A., 1861. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  10. ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Diala sulcifera (A. Adams, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547190 on 2011-06-26
  11. ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Diala suturalis (A. Adams, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547188 on 2011-06-26
  12. ^ Diala lauta (Adams). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.

Further reading

  • Ponder, W. F.; de Keyzer, R. (1992). "A revision of the genus Diala (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Dialidae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 6 (4): 1019–1075. doi:10.1071/IT9921019.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). "Mollusca". In Costello, M. J. (ed.). 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. Vol. 50. pp. 180–213.
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