Diodora crucifera

Diodora crucifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Diodora
Species:	D. crucifera
Binomial name
Diodora crucifera (Pilsbry, 1890)
Synonyms
Fissurella cruciataKrauss, C.F., 1848 (renamed)

Diodora crucifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. ^[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Port Alfred, South Africa to Mozambique and in the Mascarene Basin.

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  Side view of D. crucifera.

References

1. Diodora crucifera Pilsbry, 1890 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 7 January 2013.

• Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
• Christiaens, J. 1980. The limpets of Hong Kong with descriptions of seven new species and subspecies. pp. 61–84 in B. Morton (ed.), Proceedings of the First International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. page(s): 62
• 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. page(s): 10

External links

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