Diodora calyculata explained

Diodora calyculata 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 15 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean from Cape Agulhas to South Transkei, South Africa

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 calyculata (Sowerby I, 1823). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599417 on 2012-12-31
2. 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.