Diodora ticaonica
- Usual depth4–69 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Diodora ticaonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Diodora ticaonica”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 18 records
- May: 27 records
- June: 24 records
- July: 26 records
- August: 34 records
- September: 28 records
- October: 33 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–69 m · Deepest record: 68.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Photos
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 鑰孔透孔螺
Other scientific names: Fissurella ticaonica, Glyphis ticaonica
Similar species
Latticed Keyhole LimpetDiodora lineata
Cross Keynote LimpetDiodora quadriradiata
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 304 open-data records from 1850 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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