Diodora funiculata

Diodora funiculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Diodora funiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Subfamily:
Emarginullinae
Tribe:
Diodorini
Genus:
Diodora
Species:
D. funiculata
Binomial name
Diodora funiculata
(Reeve, 1850)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fissurella funiculata Reeve, 1850

Description

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and as an invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea.

References
  1. Diodora funiculata (Reeve, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  • Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296
  • Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev. 43: 419–453
  • "Diodora funiculata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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