Diodora aspera
| Diodora aspera | |
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| Diodora aspera | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Emarginullinae |
| Tribe: | Diodorini |
| Genus: | Diodora |
| Species: | D. aspera |
| Binomial name | |
| Diodora aspera (Rathke, 1833) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Fissurella aspera Rathke, 1833 (original combination) | |
Diodora aspera, common name the rough keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
It is host to the ectoparasite Anthessius nortoni Illg, 1960 [1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 36 mm and 75 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Mexico.
Diodora aspera, underside
References
- 1 2 3 Diodora aspera (Rathke, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2013.
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 57
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