Diodora bermudensis

Diodora bermudensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]

Diodora bermudensis
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Diodorini
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D. bermudensis
Binomial name
Diodora bermudensis
(Dall & Bartsch, 1911) [1]
Synonyms

Fissuridea bermudensis Dall & Bartsch, 1911

Description

The size of the shell reaches 5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda and Florida.

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References

  1. Dall, W. H. and P. Bartsch. 1911. New species of shells from Bermuda. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 40(1820): 277–288, pl. 35.
  2. Diodora bermudensis (Dall & Bartsch, 1911). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  • 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): 58
  • 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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