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Diplommatina tayalis Kuroda

Tags: Diplommatina tayalis | shell

The shell is dextral and pale yellow in color. The front three whorls are cone-shaped. The body whorl grows narrower and is covered with dense and fine axial ribs. The ribs at the penultimate whorl are the finest. The palatal plica is almost the same length of the suture. The aperture is slightly round with strong columellar teeth at 1/2 of the lip. The shell is 2mm in height.