Diodora arcuata

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Diodora arcuata
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Diodora Arcuata (Sowerby, 1862)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Diodora
Species:
D. arcuata
Binomial name
Diodora arcuata
(Sowerby II, 1862)
Synonyms

Diodora arcuata, common name the arcuate limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

Diodora arcuata is found in the western Atlantic Ocean (off the Bahamas and Florida)., [2] in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

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References

  1. Diodora arcuata (Sowerby, G.B. II, 1862) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 January 2013.
  2. "ITIS Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 September 2012.