Diodora arcuata
Diodora arcuata, common name the arcuate limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Tribe: | Diodorini |
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| Species: | D. arcuata |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 15 mm.
Distribution
Diodora arcuata is found in the western Atlantic Ocean (off the Bahamas and Florida).,[2] in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.
References
- Diodora arcuata (Sowerby, G.B. II, 1862). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2013.
- "ITIS Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- 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): 57
- 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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