Diodora arcuata
Species of gastropod
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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]
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| Diodora arcuata | |
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| Diodora Arcuata (Sowerby, 1862) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Diodora |
| Species: | D. arcuata |
| Binomial name | |
| Diodora arcuata (Sowerby II, 1862) | |
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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.