Species Diala albugo (Watson, 1886)
- Alaba albugo Watson, R.B. 1886. Report on the Scaphopoda and Gastropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 15(42): 756 pp., 50 pls [568, pl. 42, fig. 3].
Type data:
Lectotype 1887.2.9.1777-80, Wednesday I., Australia. - Diala ludens Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1895. Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, from by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Journal of Conchology 8: 89–132 [118, pl. 2, fig. 9].
Type data:
Syntype(s) EE3757, Uvea, Loyalty Is. - Diala virgata Hedley, C. 1899. The Mollusca of Funafuti. Part 1. Gastropoda. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 3(7): 395–488, 49 text figs [Date published March 6] [422, fig. 14].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.5904, Funafuti Atoll, Ellice Is. - Alaba flammea Hedley, C. 1906. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part IX. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 30: 520-546 [Date published April 12 1906] [523].
- Diala conspicua Laseron, C. 1956. The families Rissoinidae and Rissoidae (Mollusca) from the Solanderian and Damperian zoogeographical provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7(3): 384-484 [455, fig. 183].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.102680 dry, Great Barrier Reef, Michaelmas Cay, Queensland, Australia [16°36'S, 145°58'58.8"E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Ponder, W.F. & Keyzer, R. de 1992. A revision of the genus Diala (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Dialidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 6: 1019-1075 [1038]
Generic Combinations
- Diala albugo (Watson, 1886). —
Hedley, C. 1906. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part IX. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 30: 520-546 [Date published April 12 1906] [523]
Ponder, W.F. & Keyzer, R. de 1992. A revision of the genus Diala (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Dialidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 6: 1019-1075 [1038-1045]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from Red Sea and east Africa to French Polynesia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Algae, coral rubble, marine.
General References
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. Checklist of Red Sea Mollusca. Spirula 47(Supplement): 1-46 [20]
Laseron, C. 1956. The families Rissoinidae and Rissoidae (Mollusca) from the Solanderian and Damperian zoogeographical provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7(3): 384-484 [455, fig. 182]
Ponder, W.F. & Keyzer, R. de 1992. A revision of the genus Diala (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Dialidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 6: 1019-1075 [1038-1045]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | DIALIDAE | 02-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 27-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |