Diodora funiculata
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Species: | D. funiculata
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| Diodora funiculata (Reeve, 1850)
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Fissurella funiculata Reeve, 1850 | |
Diodora funiculata 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 12 mm and 30 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and as an invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- ^ a b Diodora funiculata (Reeve, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296
- Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev. 43: 419-453
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