MolluscaBase name details
Diala polita Preston, 1905
564849 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:564849)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Preston, H. B. (1905). Descriptions of new species of marine shells from Ceylon. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 12(1): 1-8, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27793623
page(s): 4, pl. 1, fig. 15 [details]
page(s): 4, pl. 1, fig. 15 [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Diala polita Preston, 1905. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564849 on 2025-09-11
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Preston, H. B. (1905). Descriptions of new species of marine shells from Ceylon. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 12(1): 1-8, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27793623
page(s): 4, pl. 1, fig. 15 [details]
source of synonymy Ponder, W. F.; de Keyzer, R. (1992). A revision of the genus <i>Diala</i> (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Dialidae). <em>Invertebrate Taxonomy.</em> 6: 1019-1075., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/IT9921019
page(s): 1023. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 4, pl. 1, fig. 15 [details]
source of synonymy Ponder, W. F.; de Keyzer, R. (1992). A revision of the genus <i>Diala</i> (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Dialidae). <em>Invertebrate Taxonomy.</em> 6: 1019-1075., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/IT9921019
page(s): 1023. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
