Diodora funiculata

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Diodora funiculata
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D. funiculata
Binomial name
Diodora funiculata
(Reeve, 1850)
Synonyms[1]

Fissurella funiculata Reeve, 1850

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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. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and as an invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. Ann. Rev. 43: 419-453

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