Diodora elizabethae
Diodora elizabethae | |
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Dorsal view of a shell of Diodora elizabethae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
Family: | Fissurellidae |
Genus: | Diodora |
Species: | D. elizabethae |
Binomial name | |
Diodora elizabethae (E. A. Smith, 1901) | |
Diodora elizabethae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2]
Description
The size of the shell reaches 45 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Africa from False Bay to Southern KwaZuluNatal
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Diodora elizabethae (E. A. Smith, 1901). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599733 on 2012-12-31
- ↑ Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
External links
External identifiers for Diodora elizabethae | |
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WoRMS | 599733 |