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Diodora dysoni

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Diodora dysoni, common name Dyson's keyhole limpet, is a species of small sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]

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Diodora dysoni
A shell of Diodora dysoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Diodora
Species:
D. dysoni
Binomial name
Diodora dysoni
(Reeve, 1850) [1]
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Description

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 28 mm.

The attribute of Diodora dysoni include, a benthos functional type. Diodora dysoni is a predator that feeds on sessile prey, including Porifera.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from the Bahamas to Brazil.

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