Diodora galeata

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Diodora galeata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Diodora
Species:
D. galeata
Binomial name
Diodora galeata
(Helbing, 1779)
Synonyms [1]
  • Patella galeataHelbing, 1779

Diodora galeata, common name the cup-shaped keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets. [1] [2]

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Description

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Queensland, Australia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Diodora galeata (Helbing, 1779). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607791 on 2012-12-31
  2. Australian Faunal Directory