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Diala scopulorum R. B. Watson, 1886

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  family Dialidae »  genus Diala

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Diala scopulorum

Author: Kay, E.A.

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Description

Diala scopulorum (Watson, 1886). Length, 3 mm; diameter, 1.5 mm. Shell: conic-elongate; slender; smooth; brown to white. Spire: protoconch of two small whorls; teleoconch of six convex whorls which become angulate abapically; suture deeply impressed. Sculpture: microscopic growth striae only. Aperture: subcircular, oblique. Color: glossy brown, red-brown or white.
D. scopulorum is less common than D. varia, occurring in sediments at depths greater than 40 m. This species was described from the Hawaiian Islands.
Kay, E.A., 1979. Hawaiian Marine Shells. Reef and Shore Fauna of Hawaii. Section 4: Mollusca.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Diala scopulorum Watson, 1886]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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