Diodora cruciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2][3]
| Diodora cruciata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Fissurellinae |
| Genus: | Diodora |
| Species: | D. cruciata
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| Binomial name | |
| Diodora cruciata (Gould, 1846)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 15 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References edit
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Diodora cruciata (Gould, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571923 on 2012-12-31
- ^ Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Diodora cruciata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.