Puncturella erecta

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Puncturella erecta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Puncturella
Species:
P. erecta
Binomial name
Puncturella erecta
Dall, 1889 [1]
Synonyms
  • Cranopsis erecta(Dall, 1889)
  • Puncturella (Cranopsis) erectaDall, 1889 (basionym)
  • Puncturella hendersoni Dall, 1927

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

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Description

The size of the shell reaches 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.

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References

  1. Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,'. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18: 1–492, pls. 10–40
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella erecta Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766623 on 2020-09-24