Diala megapicalis Ponder & de Keyzer, 1992
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diala megapicalis Ponder & de Keyzer, 1992
- Name authority
- Ponder & de Keyzer, 1992
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Dialidae
- Genus
- Diala
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
- superfamilyCerithioidea J. Fleming, 1822
- familyDialidae Kay, 1979
- genusDiala A. Adams, 1861
- speciesDiala megapicalis Ponder & de Keyzer, 1992
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diala. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diala stephensae (F. Baker, G D. Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1930) | DialidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diala suturalis (A. Adams, 1853) | DialidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Ponder, W. F., & de Keyzer, R. (1992). A revision of the genus Diala (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Dialidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy, 6: 1019–1075. https://doi.org/10.1071/it9921019 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:358LV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.