Diodora arcuata

Diodora arcuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Diodora
Species:	D. arcuata
Binomial name
	Diodora arcuata; (Sowerby II, 1862)
Synonyms
	Glyphis arcuata (Sowerby II, 1862); Fissurella arcuata Sowerby II, 1862 (original combination);

Diodora arcuata, common name the arcuate limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.^[1]

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution[]

Diodora arcuata is found in the western Atlantic Ocean (off the Bahamas and Florida).,^[2] in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

References[]

^ Diodora arcuata (Sowerby, G.B. II, 1862). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2013.
^ "ITIS Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 September 2012.

Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 57
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

External links[]

"Diodora arcuata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Diodora arcuata (Sowerby, G.B. II, 1862). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2013.

[2] "ITIS Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 September 2012.

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