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Created 3/12/2026

Family Dialidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Diala semistriata



Beach drift, Hapuna, Hawaii, 2 mm

LINED HORN

Common in sediment at any depth.  Glassy brown or cream with two faint spirals of alternating spots.  Attains 0.1 inch, 2 mm.  Red Sea to Japan, New Zealand, Hawaii, and the Tuamotus.  Formerly known as Diala varia.