Diodora namibiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1][2]
| Diodora namibiensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Diodora |
| Species: | D. namibiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Diodora namibiensis Poppe, Tagaro & Sarino, 2011
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Description edit
Shell rather large for the genus, very thick and solid, between 42.2 and 27.8 mm in length. Apical hole is diodorid in shape, situated to the anterior end of the shell.
Distribution edit
The species is only known from the type locality, the Bosluis Bay near the Angolese border in northern Namibia.
References edit
- ^ G. T. Poppe, S. P. Tagaro & J. C. Sarino (2011). "Two new species of Fissurellidae from Namibia". Visaya. 3 (4): 71–75.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Diodora namibiensis Poppe, Tagaro & Sarino, 2011". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 17 January 2023.