Diodora namibiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1][2]

Diodora namibiensis
𝐷𝑖𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑎 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Diodora
Species:
D. namibiensis
Binomial name
Diodora namibiensis
Poppe, Tagaro & Sarino, 2011

Description

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Shell rather large for the genus, very thick and solid, between 42.2 and 27.8 mm in length. Apical hole is diodorid in shape, situated to the anterior end of the shell.

Distribution

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The species is only known from the type locality, the Bosluis Bay near the Angolese border in northern Namibia.

References

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  1. ^ G. T. Poppe, S. P. Tagaro & J. C. Sarino (2011). "Two new species of Fissurellidae from Namibia". Visaya. 3 (4): 71–75.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Diodora namibiensis Poppe, Tagaro & Sarino, 2011". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 17 January 2023.