Diodora fluviana

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

Diodora fluviana
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Diodorini
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D. fluviana
Binomial name
Diodora fluviana
(Dall, 1889) [1]
Synonyms

Fissurella (Glyphis) fluviana Dall, 1889 (original combination)

Description

The size of the shell reaches 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from Southeast USA to Brazil.

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References

  1. Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18: 1–492, pls. 10–40
  2. Diodora fluviana (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2013.
  • 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
  • Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
  • "Diodora fluviana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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