Diodora fragilis

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

Diodora fragilis
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D. fragilis
Binomial name
Diodora fragilis
Pérez Farfantee & Henríquez, 1947 [1]
Synonyms

Diodora delicata Pérez Farfante & Henríquez, 1946, non Smith, 1889

Description

The size of the shell reaches 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba.

References

  • Pérez Farfante, I. and D. L. Henríquez. 1946. Nueva especie de Diodora. Revista de la Sociedad Malacológica "Carlos de la Torre" 4: 54.


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