Diodora aguayoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Description
The size of the shell reaches 22 mm. This sea snail is a broadcast spawner, with embryos maturing into planktonic trocophore larvae, followed by maturing into juvenile veligers and finally becoming fully grown adults.
Distribution This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off Bermuda and Barbados at depths of 50-823 m.
References
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 57
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