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Diodora Pileopsoides
''Diodora'' is a genus of small to medium-sized keyhole limpet in the family Fissurellidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). Diodora J. E. Gray, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138011 on 21 May 2012 Life habits Like all other fissurellids, ''Diodora'' species are herbivores, and use the radula to scrape algae from rocks. An exception is ''D. apertura'', which grazes on sponges such as ''Hymeniacidon''. Water for respiration and excretion is drawn in under the edge of the shell and exits through the "keyhole" at or near the apex. Species Species in this genus include: * ''Diodora aguayoi'' Isabel Pérez Farfante, Pérez Farfante, 1943 * ''Diodora alta'' (Charles Baker Adams, Adams, 1852) * ''Diodora arcuata'' (George Brettingham Sowerby II, Sowerby, 1862) * ''Diodora arnoldi'' McLean, 1966 * ''Diodora aspera'' (Martin Rathke, Rathke, 1833) * ''Diodora australis'' (Christian Ferdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diodora Cayenensis
''Diodora cayenensis'', the Cayenne keyhole limpet, is a species of small to medium-sized sea snail or limpet, a western Atlantic marine prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160265 on 2013-01-08 This species is named after Cayenne, the capital of French Guiana. The spelling using one "n" is original and is therefore retained. Distribution The Cayenne keyhole limpet is found from New Jersey south through the West Indies to Brazil; in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea; off the Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc .... Shell description Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
