Diodora fluviana

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Diodora fluviana
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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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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

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