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==Description==
(Original description) The shell is elongate-pyramidal and subperforate, exhibiting a shining white, somewhat translucent appearance. A narrow, opaque white band is visible below the sutures. Comprising 8 to 9 rather flat [[Whorl (mollusc)|whorl]]s, the shell is finely sculptured with very fine spiral striae. The [[body whorl]] is keeled below the periphery. The suture is impressed, and the [[Aperture (mollusc)|aperture]] is oval. The peristome is thin, and the [[Columella (gastropod)|columella]] is relatively straight, extending into a callosity that joins the lip above. <ref>{{cite journal |last1=Preston |first1=H.B. |title=Descriptions of new species of marine shells from Ceylon. |journal=Journal of Malacology |date=1905 |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=1-8 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27793623 |access-date=13 July 2024}} {{source-attrubution}}</ref>
==Distribution==
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==External links==
* {{cite journal |last1=Ponder, W. F.; de Keyzer, R. |title=A revision of the genus Diala (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Dialidae) |journal=Invertebrate Taxonomy |date=1992 |volume=6 |pages=1019-1075 |url=https://doi.org/10.1071/IT9921019}}
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