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Diodora canariensis

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Diodora canariensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Diodora
Species:
D. canariensis
Binomial name
Diodora canariensis
Verstraeten & Nolf, 2007 [1]

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

Description

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The size of the shell reaches 8 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  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.
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  • "Diodora canariensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.