Diodora fluviana
| Diodora fluviana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Emarginullinae |
| Tribe: | Diodorini |
| Genus: | Diodora |
| Species: | D. fluviana |
| Binomial name | |
| Diodora fluviana (Dall, 1889) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Fissurella (Glyphis) fluviana Dall, 1889 (original combination) | |
Diodora fluviana 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 12 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from Southeast USA to Brazil.
References
- ↑ Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40
- ↑ Diodora fluviana (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 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): 58
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
External links
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
- Gastropods.com: Diodora fluviana
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