Diodora fragilis
| Diodora fragilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Diodora |
| Species: | D. fragilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Diodora fragilis Pérez Farfantee & Henríquez, 1947
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| Synonyms | |
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Diodora delicata Pérez Farfante & Henríquez, 1946, non Smith, 1889 | |
Diodora fragilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Description
The size of the shell reaches 20 mm.
It consists of a conical shell, straight lateral slopes & slightly concave anterior and posterior slopes. The foramen is slightly constricted.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba, in the Western Central Atlantic[3]
References
- ^ Diodora fragilis Pérez Farfante & Henríquez, 1947. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2013.
- ^ Nielsen, Sven N.; Frassinetti, Daniel; Bandel, Klaus (1 September 2004). "Miocene Vetigastropoda and Neritimorpha (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of central Chile". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 17 (1): 73–88. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2004.05.005. ISSN 0895-9811.
- ^ "Diodora fragilis". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- Pérez Farfante, I. and D. L. Henríquez. 1946. Nueva especie de Diodora. Revista de la Sociedad Malacológica "Carlos de la Torre" 4: 54.