Diodora cayenensis
creator: Claus, Simon
creator: Rosenberg, Gary
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
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publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160265 on 2026-08-30
created: 2005-05-31T09:34:34Z
modified: 2010-03-31T08:40:42Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)
class: Gastropoda
family: Fissurellidae
genus: Diodora
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome sixième, 2me partie, 232 pp. Paris, published by the author.
name published in: Reeve, L. A. (1849-1850). Monograph of the genus Fissurella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 6, pl. 1-16 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pls. 1-6, Aug. 1849; 7, 8 Dec. 1849; 9-12, Jun. 1850; 13-16, Aug. 1850].
name published in: Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325.
name published in year: 1822
name published in year: 1849-1850
order: Lepetellida
parent name usage ID: 138011
phylum: Mollusca
scientific name authorship: (Lamarck, 1822)
specific epithet: cayenensis
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted