Puncturella granulata

Puncturella granulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Puncturella granulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Puncturella
Species:
P. granulata
Binomial name
Puncturella granulata
(Seguenza, 1862)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cranopsis granulata Seguenza, 1862 (original combination)
  • Puncturella (Cranopsis) granulata (Seguenza, 1863)
  • Puncturella tuberculata R. B. Watson, 1883 (unavailable name: introduced in synonymy and never used as valid)
  • Puncturella watsoni Dall, 1889
  • Rimula granulata Seguenza, 1862

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and from the Florida Keys, USA to the Antilles and Brazil

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella granulata (Seguenza, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=437216 on 2020-09-24


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