Puncturella agger

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Puncturella agger
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Puncturella
Species:
P. agger
Binomial name
Puncturella agger
Watson, 1883 [1]
Synonyms

Cranopsis agger(Watson, 1883)

Puncturella agger is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. [2]

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Description

The shell can grow to be 6 mm in length. [3]

Its functional group is Benthos. [2]

Its feeding type is predatory, on mobile and sessile prey. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and off Puerto Rico at depths between 249 m and 1966 m

References

  1. Watson, R. B. 1883. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XVI. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 17: 26–40
  2. 1 2 3 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella agger R. B. Watson, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865230 on 2020-09-24
  3. "Cranopsis agger". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.