Diala

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

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. ==Species== Species within the genus Diala include: Diala albugo (Watson, 1886) Diala exilis (Tryon, 1866) Diala lirulata Thiele, 1930 Diala megapicalis Ponder & de Keyzer, 1992 Diala pusilla Thiele, 1930 Diala semistriata (Philippi, 1849) - type species as Diala varia Adams A., 1861 Diala stephensae (Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1930) Diala sulcifera (A. Adams, 1862) - synonym: Diala flammea (Pease, 1868) Diala suturalis (A. Adams, 1863) - synonym: Diala lauta (Adams) Diala virgata Hedley, 1899 (taxon inquirendum) 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== ==Further reading==

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