Diodora corbicula

Diodora corbicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[2][3]

Diodora corbicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Diodora
Species:
D. corbicula
Binomial name
Diodora corbicula
(Sowerby, 1862) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fissurella corbicula Sowerby, 1862 (original combination)
  • Fissurella lanceolata Sowerby, 1862

Description

The shell reaches a size of 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Queensland, Australia.

References
  1. Sowerby, 1862. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 3 [200, pl. 242, fig. 180].
  2. Bouchet, P. (2012). Diodora corbicula (Sowerby, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607788 on 2012-12-31
  3. Australian Faunal Directory


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