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Mouse keyhole limpet

Diodora mus (Reeve, 1850)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The mouse keyhole limpet (Diodora mus) is a species in the family Fissurellidae, order Lepetellida.

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Quick facts about the mouse keyhole limpet

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mouse keyhole limpet live?

Not recorded

Is the mouse keyhole limpet endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the mouse keyhole limpet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLepetellida
  5. familyFissurellidae
  6. genusDiodora
  7. SpeciesDiodora mus (Reeve, 1850)

Synonyms Fissurella mus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • アサテンガイJapanese
  • หอยงอบเล็กThai
  • 黑斑透孔螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mouse keyhole limpet

Other species in the same genus Diodora.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mouse keyhole limpet?

The mouse keyhole limpet (Diodora mus) belongs to the family Fissurellidae in the order Lepetellida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mouse keyhole limpet (Diodora mus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mouse-keyhole-limpet

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“Mouse keyhole limpet (Diodora mus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mouse-keyhole-limpet.

BibTeX
@misc{mouse_keyhole_limpet_2026,
  title = {Mouse keyhole limpet (Diodora mus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mouse-keyhole-limpet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}