Diodora funiculata

Diodora funiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Diodora
Species:	D. funiculata
Binomial name
Diodora funiculata (Reeve, 1850)
Synonyms[1]
Fissurella funiculata Reeve, 1850

Diodora funiculata 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 12 mm and 30 mm.

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Distribution[]

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

References[]

• 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

External links[]

• "Diodora funiculata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.