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Diodora ruppellii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Diodora ruppellii is a sea slug belongs to the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. These limpets have a circular opening at the apical end of the shell, which serves both as an excurrent and anal opening.
Diodora ruppellii limpet is oval in shape with a circular hole marking. Species in the genus Diodora feed on sponges from the undersides of rocks and boulders.
Synonymised names:
Capiluna ruepellii [sic] (misspelling)
Diodora rueppellii [sic] (misspelling)
Diodora rupelli [sic] (misspelling)
Fissurella nigriadiata Reeve, 1850 (synonym)
Fissurella reticulata Liénard, 1877 (synonym)
Fissurella ruppellii G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 (original combination)
Glyphis nigriradiata (Reeve, 1850)
Glyphis rüppelli [sic] (misspelling)
Direct children (1):
Subspecies Diodora ruppellii abulatti Christiaens, 1987 (uncertain)
Diodora ruppellii is a sea slug belongs to the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. These limpets have a circular opening at the apical end of the shell, which serves both as an excurrent and anal opening.
Diodora ruppellii limpet is oval in shape with a circular hole marking. Species in the genus Diodora feed on sponges from the undersides of rocks and boulders.
Synonymised names:
Capiluna ruepellii [sic] (misspelling)
Diodora rueppellii [sic] (misspelling)
Diodora rupelli [sic] (misspelling)
Fissurella nigriadiata Reeve, 1850 (synonym)
Fissurella reticulata Liénard, 1877 (synonym)
Fissurella ruppellii G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 (original combination)
Glyphis nigriradiata (Reeve, 1850)
Glyphis rüppelli [sic] (misspelling)
Direct children (1):
Subspecies Diodora ruppellii abulatti Christiaens, 1987 (uncertain)