Diodora gibberula

Diodora gibberula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Diodora
Species:	D. gibberula
Binomial name
	Diodora gibberula; (Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
	Diodora graeca auct.non Linnaeus, C., 1758; Diodora menkeana auct.non Dunker, 1853; Fissurella gibba Philippi 1836; Fissurella gibberula Lamarck 1822 (original combination); Fissurella gibberula var. elongata Pallary 1900; Fissurella gibberula var. major Pallary 1900; Fissurella philippiana Dunker, 1846;

Diodora gibberula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.^[3]

Description[edit]

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 21 mm.

This marine species occurs from France to West Africa and the Cape Verdes; in the Mediterranean Sea.

^ Lamarck ([J.-B. M.] de), 1815–1822: Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres', Paris [vol. 5: Paris, Deterville/Verdière] [vol. 6 published by the Author]; 7 vol. [I molluschi sono compresi nei vol. 5–7. Vol. 5 (Les Conchiferes): 612 pp. [25 luglio 1818]. Vol. 6 (1) (Suite): 343 pp. [1819]. Vol. 6 (2) (Suite): 232 pp. [1822]. Vol. 7: (Suite): 711 pp. 1822
^ CLEMAM: Diodora gibberula
^ Diodora gibberula (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 December 2018.

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

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