Diala semistriata
- Usual depth14.5 m
- Water temperature13–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, July, and December
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Diala semistriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dialidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Diala semistriata”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 63 records
- February: 14 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 29 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 32 records
- July: 68 records
- August: 28 records
- September: 32 records
- October: 49 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 68 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 14.5 m · Deepest record: 14.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 4 more languages
- Japanese
- スズメハマツボ
- Korean
- 매끈이짜부락고둥
- Thai
- หอยทะเลจิ๋วลายเส้นประ
- Simplified Chinese
- 天螺
Other scientific names: Alaba semistriata, Barleeia imbricata, Ceratia variegata, Columbella scitula, Diala basispiralis, Diala cacumenata, Diala conica, Diala infrasulcata, Diala planalba, Diala polita, Diala stricta, Diala trilirata, Diala vestigia, Diala watsoni, Haurakia basispiralis, Rissoa (Haurakia) basispiralis, Rissoa basispiralis, Rissoa semistriata
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Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 751 open-data records from 1849 to 2008.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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