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Diodora aspera

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Diodora aspera

Phylum
  
Superfamily
  
Fissurelloidea

Subfamily
  
Emarginullinae

Rank
  
Species

Diodora aspera Shells bobabela

Similar
  
Diodora, Fissurellidae, Fissurella volcano, Diodora listeri, Cayenne keyhole limpet

Diodora aspera, common name the rough keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

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It is host to the ectoparasite Anthessius nortoni Illg, 1960

Description

The size of the shell varies between 36 mm and 75 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Mexico.

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References

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