Diodora singaporensis

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

Diodora singaporensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Subfamily:
Emarginullinae
Tribe:
Diodorini
Genus:
Diodora
Species:
D. singaporensis
Binomial name
Diodora singaporensis
(Reeve, 1850)
Synonyms[1]
  • Diodora ovalis Thiele, 1930
  • Fissurella singaporensis Reeve, 1850 (basionym)
  • Fissurella tenuistriata Sowerby, 1862
  • Fissurella townsendi Melvill, 1897

Description

Distribution

References
  1. Diodora singaporensis (Reeve, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  • Christiaens, J. 1980. The limpets of Hong Kong with descriptions of seven new species and subspecies. pp. 61–84 in B. Morton (ed.), Proceedings of the First International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. page(s): 63
  • Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43-50.
  • Australian Faunal Directory
    Diodora singaporensis, side view


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