Diodora arcuata

Diodora arcuata
Diodora Arcuata (Sowerby, 1862)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Diodora
Species:
D. arcuata
Binomial name
Diodora arcuata
(Sowerby II, 1862)
Synonyms

Diodora arcuata, common name the arcuate limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

Diodora arcuata is found in the western Atlantic Ocean (off the Bahamas and Florida).,[2] in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

References

  1. ^ Diodora arcuata (Sowerby, G.B. II, 1862). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2013.
  2. ^ "ITIS Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  • Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 57
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas


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