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Diala
Taxonomy
Diala was named by Adams (1861) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 559]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Dialidae.
It was assigned to Cerithiadae by Ladd (1972); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dialidae by Kay (1979), Wilson (1993), Lozouet (1998) and Bouchet et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Cerithiadae by Ladd (1972); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dialidae by Kay (1979), Wilson (1993), Lozouet (1998) and Bouchet et al. (2005).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1861 | Diala Adams |
| 1972 | Diala Ladd p. 29 |
| 1979 | Diala Kay p. 114 |
| 1993 | Diala Wilson p. 125 |
| 1998 | Diala Lozouet p. 90 |
| 2002 | Diala Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Diala Bouchet et al. pp. 65, 248 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Diala Adams 1861
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†Diala electra Lozouet 1998
Diala lauta Adams 1862
Diala lirulata Thiele 1930
Diala megapicalis Ponder and de Keyser 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.44 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.44 Ma
Collections (27 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquitanian | France (Aquitaine) | D. electra (74865) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Marshall Islands | D. ludens, D. stricta (78028) D. stricta (78029) | |
| Burdigalian | France | D. electra (74871) | |
| Middle Miocene | Marshall Islands | D. ludens (77988) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Australia (South Australia) | D. incommoda (63439) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Indonesia (Kalimantan) | D. semistriata (173685) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | D. lauta (63379) | |
| Pleistocene | South Africa | D. pinnae (122940 122941 122943) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Australia (Western Australia) | D. lauta (63354) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Western Australia) | D. lauta (63355) D. lauta, D. lirulata (63351) D. translucida, D. lauta, D. lirulata (63208 63209 63211) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Tonga | D. ludens (78075) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan | D. vaira (97961) | |
| Holocene | Marshall Islands | D. ludens (77974) | |
| Holocene | Mayotte | D. semistriata (209860) D. sp. (209856 209863 209864) | |
| Holocene | China | D. stricta (96349 96350) | |
| Holocene | Tuvalu | D. ludens (78035) |