| Diodora | |
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| Shells of Diodora cayenensis | |
|  Scientific classification   | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Gastropoda | 
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda | 
| Order: | Lepetellida | 
| Family: | Fissurellidae | 
| Subfamily: | Fissurellinae | 
| Genus: |  Diodora  Gray, 1821  | 
| Type species | |
| Diodora graeca apertura (f) Montagu, G., 1803 | |
| Species | |
See text  | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Diodora is a genus of small to medium-sized keyhole limpet in the family Fissurellidae. [1]
Like all other fissurellids, Diodora species are herbivores, and use the radula to scrape algae from rocks. An exception is D. apertura, which grazes on sponges [2] [3] such as Hymeniacidon . [4]
Water for respiration and excretion is drawn in under the edge of the shell and exits through the "keyhole" at or near the apex.
Species in this genus include: [5]
 
 
 Synonyms:
 Further species include [7]