Diodora corbicula
Diodora corbicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[2][3]
| Diodora corbicula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Diodora |
| Species: | D. corbicula |
| Binomial name | |
| Diodora corbicula (Sowerby, 1862) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Description
The shell reaches a size of 30 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Queensland, Australia.
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References
- Sowerby, 1862. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 3 [200, pl. 242, fig. 180].
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Diodora corbicula (Sowerby, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607788 on 2012-12-31
- Australian Faunal Directory
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