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Diodora fragilis

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Diodora fragilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Diodora
Species:
D. fragilis
Binomial name
Diodora fragilis
Pérez Farfantee & Henríquez, 1947 [1]
Synonyms

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

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

Description

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The size of the shell reaches 20 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba.

References

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