Diodora gibberula

Diodora gibberula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Emarginullinae
Tribe: Diodorini
Genus: Diodora
Species: D. gibberula
Binomial name
Diodora gibberula
(Lamarck, 1822) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Diodora graeca auct.non Linnaeus, C., 1758
  • Diodora menkeana auct.non Dunker, R.W., 1853
  • Fissurella gibba Philippi 1836
  • Fissurella gibberula Lamarck 1822 (original combination)
  • Fissurella gibberula var. elongata Pallary 1900
  • Fissurella gibberula var. major Pallary 1900
  • Fissurella philippiana Dunker 1846

Diodora gibberula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[3]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from France to West Africa and the Cape Verdes; in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. Lamarck ([J.-B. M.] de), 1815-1822: Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres', Paris [vol. 5: Paris, Deterville/Verdière] [vol. 6 published by the Author]; 7 vol. [I molluschi sono compresi nei vol. 5-7. Vol. 5 (Les Conchiferes): 612 pp. [25 luglio 1818]. Vol. 6 (1) (Suite): 343 pp. [1819]. Vol. 6 (2) (Suite): 232 pp. [1822]. Vol. 7: (Suite): 711 pp. 1822
  2. CLEMAM: Diodora gibberula
  3. Diodora gibberula (Lamarck, 1822).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2013.

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