Diodora fuscocrenulata

Diodora fuscocrenulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2]

Diodora fuscocrenulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Diodora
Species:
D. fuscocrenulata
Binomial name
Diodora fuscocrenulata
(Smith, 1906)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.

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References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Diodora fuscocrenulata (E. A. Smith, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605505 on 2012-12-31
  2. Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Diodora fuscocrenulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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