Diodora australis explained

Diodora australis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Port Alfred, South Africa to Mozambique

References

• Trew, A., 1983. The Melvill-Tomlin Collection. Handlists of the Molluscan Collections in the Department of Zoology, National Museum of Wales. Parts 19, 20 & 21. Pleurotomariacea, Fissurellacea and Patellacea.

External links

• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Diodora australis (Krauss, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599264 on 2012-12-31
2. Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.