Diodora corbicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[2][3]

Diodora corbicula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Fissurellinae
Genus: Diodora
Species:
D. corbicula
Binomial name
Diodora corbicula
(Sowerby, 1862)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fissurella corbicula Sowerby, 1862 (original combination)
  • Fissurella lanceolata Sowerby, 1862

Description

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The shell reaches a size of 30 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Queensland, Australia.

References

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  1. ^ Sowerby, 1862. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 3 [200, pl. 242, fig. 180].
  2. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Diodora corbicula (G. B. Sowerby II, 1862)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  3. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
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