Diodora bermudensis

Diodora bermudensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Diodora
Species:	D. bermudensis
Binomial name
Diodora bermudensis (Dall & Bartsch, 1911) [1]
Synonyms
Fissuridea bermudensis Dall & Bartsch, 1911

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

Description

The size of the shell reaches 5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda and Florida.

References

1. Dall, W. H. and P. Bartsch. 1911. New species of shells from Bermuda. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 40(1820): 277–288, pl. 35.
2. Diodora bermudensis (Dall & Bartsch, 1911) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 19 April 2010.

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