Kingdom Animalia Family Fissurellidae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus | Superfamily Fissurelloidea Scientific name Diodora Higher classification Fissurellidae | |
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Lower classifications Cayenne keyhole limpet, Diodora dysoni |
diodora demartiniorum buzzurro russo 2004 george moraitis 4 9 2014
Diodora is a genus of small to medium-sized keyhole limpet in the family Fissurellidae.
Contents
- diodora demartiniorum buzzurro russo 2004 george moraitis 4 9 2014
- Diodora being poked and prodded ignored by pycnopodia
- Life habits
- Species
- References
Diodora being poked and prodded ignored by pycnopodia
Life habits
![Diodora httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu](https://alchetron.com/cdn/diodora-d1cc8cf2-2d4d-448d-9b82-f8edde8c428-resize-750.jpg)
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.
![Diodora Diodoragraeca4jpg](https://alchetron.com/cdn/diodora-5d9d515d-f873-4f70-b1fe-cc5b9e18a1d-resize-750.jpeg)
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:
Synonyms:
![Diodora Diodora cayenensis](https://alchetron.com/cdn/diodora-ee688228-0b29-4ba3-aae0-33bf4ce53f7-resize-750.jpeg)
Further species include
![Diodora Fissurellidae pictures](https://alchetron.com/cdn/diodora-d7368a6e-b913-4e3f-8905-2ed9b9dc5ba-resize-750.jpeg)
References
Diodora Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA