| Diodora dysoni | |
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| A shell of Diodora dysoni | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Diodora |
| Species: | D. dysoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Diodora dysoni | |
Diodora dysoni, common name Dyson's keyhole limpet, is a species of small sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. [2]
The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 28 mm.
The attribute of Diodora dysoni include, a benthos functional type. Diodora dysoni is a predator that feeds on sessile prey, including Porifera. [2]
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