Diodora jukesii, common name Jukes' keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). Diodora jukesii (Reeve, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607793 on 2012-12-31Australian Faunal Directory
Description The size of the shell varies between 23 mm and 63 mm.
Distribution This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.
References
Further reading Reeve, L.A. 1850. Monograph of the genus Fissurella. pls 1-16 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 6. Sowerby, G.B. 1862. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 3. Thiele, J. 1930. Gastropoda und Bivalvia. pp. 561–596 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmayer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 5. Cotton, B.C. 1930. Fissurellidae from the 'Flindersian' Region, Southern Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 4(2): 219-236 Ponder, W.F. 1978. The unfigured Mollusca of J. Thiele. 1930 published in Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens. Records of the Western Australian Museum 6(4): 423-441 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific Marine Shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
External links World Register of Marine Species