# Diodora dysoni

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{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image_caption = A [shell](/source/gastropod_shell) of ''Diodora dysoni''
| genus = Diodora
| species = dysoni
| authority = ([Reeve](/source/Lovell_Augustus_Reeve), 1850) <ref>Reeve, L. 1850. ''Monograph of the genus Fissurella''. Conchologia Iconica 6: pls. 9–16</ref>
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'''''Diodora dysoni''''', common name '''Dyson's keyhole limpet''', is a [species](/source/species) of small [sea snail](/source/sea_snail) or [limpet](/source/limpet), a marine [gastropod](/source/gastropod) [mollusk](/source/mollusk) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Fissurellidae](/source/Fissurellidae), the keyhole limpets.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|419339|''Diodora dysoni'' (Reeve, 1850)||8 January 2013}}</ref>

==Description==
The size of the shell varies between 12&nbsp;mm and 28&nbsp;mm.

The attribute of ''Diodora dysoni'' include, a benthos functional type. ''Diodora dysoni'' is a predator that feeds on sessile prey, including [Porifera](/source/Porifera).<ref name="WoRMS" />
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==Distribution==
This species occurs in the [Gulf of Mexico](/source/Gulf_of_Mexico), the [Caribbean Sea](/source/Caribbean_Sea) and the [Lesser Antilles](/source/Lesser_Antilles); in the Atlantic Ocean from the [Bahamas](/source/Bahamas) to [Brazil](/source/Brazil).

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Dall, W. H. 1927. ''Diagnoses of undescribed new species of mollusks in the collection of the United States National Museum''. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2668): 1–11
* 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): 58
* Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. ''Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico'', Pp.&nbsp;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.
thumb|225px|''Diodora dysoni,'' side view

==External links==
* {{Gastropods.com|key=8|id=4618|title=''Diodora dysoni''|access-date=16 January 2019}}

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Category:Diodora
Category:Gastropods described in 1850
Category:Taxa named by Lovell Augustus Reeve

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