Diodora canariensis

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

Diodora canariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Subfamily:
Emarginullinae
Tribe:
Diodorini
Genus:
Diodora
Species:
D. canariensis
Binomial name
Diodora canariensis
Verstraeten & Nolf, 2007 [1]

Description

The size of the shell reaches 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.

References
  1. Verstraeten J. & Nolf F., 2007: Study of a Canary Island species of the genus Diodora Gray, 1821 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) resulting in the description of a new species. Neptunea 6(3): 1–12
  2. Diodora canariensis Verstraeten & Nolf, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  • "Diodora canariensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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