Diodora crucifera

Diodora crucifera
Diodora crucifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Emarginullinae
Tribe: Diodorini
Genus: Diodora
Species: D. crucifera
Binomial name
Diodora crucifera
(Pilsbry, 1890)
Synonyms

Fissurella cruciata Krauss, C.F., 1848 (renamed)

Diodora crucifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Port Alfred, South Africa to Mozambique and in the Mascarene Basin.

References

  1. Diodora crucifera Pilsbry, 1890.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 January 2013.
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