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Rough keyhole limpet

Diodora aspera (Rathke, 1833)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the rough 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 rough keyhole limpet live?

Not recorded

Is the rough 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 rough keyhole limpet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLepetellida
  5. familyFissurellidae
  6. genusDiodora
  7. SpeciesDiodora aspera (Rathke, 1833)

Synonyms Fissurella aspera, Fissurella cratitia

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • děrnatka drsnáCzech
  • Raue SchwellenschneckeGerman
  • Lapa Volcán RugosaSpanish
  • アラボリテンガイJapanese
  • Диодора грубаяRussian
  • Raue SchlüssellochschneckeGerman
  • Rauhschalige SchwellenschneckeGerman
  • Lapa Cerradura ÁsperaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rough 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 rough keyhole limpet?

The rough keyhole limpet (Diodora aspera) 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). Rough keyhole limpet (Diodora aspera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-keyhole-limpet

MLA

“Rough keyhole limpet (Diodora aspera).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-keyhole-limpet.

BibTeX
@misc{rough_keyhole_limpet_2026,
  title = {Rough keyhole limpet (Diodora aspera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-keyhole-limpet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}