Diodora fuscocrenulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2]
| Diodora fuscocrenulata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Fissurellinae |
| Genus: | Diodora |
| Species: | D. fuscocrenulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Diodora fuscocrenulata (Smith, 1906)
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Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 20 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Indian Ocean off KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.
References
edit- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Diodora fuscocrenulata (E. A. Smith, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605505 on 2012-12-31
- ^ Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
External links
edit- World Register of Marine Species
- "Diodora fuscocrenulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.