Diala albugo

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

Diala albugo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Dialidae
Genus:
Diala
Species:
D. albugo
Binomial name
Diala albugo
(Watson, 1886)
Synonyms[1]

Alaba albugo Watson, 1886

Description

The shell size varies between 2 mm and 6.5 mm

Distribution

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

References
  1. 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: 1019–1075. page(s): 1038–1045
  • "Diala albugo". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 January 2011.


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