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Diala albugo

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

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Jun 21, 2026
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Length
157 w
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Diala albugo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Dialidae
Genus: Diala
Species:
D. albugo
Binomial name
Diala albugo
(Watson, 1886)
Synonyms1
List
  • Alaba albugo Watson, 1886
  • Diala conspicua Laseron, 1956
  • Diala ludens Melvill & Standen, 1895
  • Diala virgata Hedley, 1899

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

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

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 (4): 1038–1045. doi:10.1071/it9921019.
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