Biology:Puncturella similis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Puncturella similis | |
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| Shell of Puncturella similis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Puncturella |
| Species: | P. similis
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| Binomial name | |
| Puncturella similis Warén & Bouchet, 2009[1]
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Puncturella similis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 5.9 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs at methane seeps in deep water off the Congo River.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2009). "New gastropods from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps off West Africa". Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 56(23): 2326–2349. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.013
- ↑ Puncturella similis Warén & Bouchet, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2009). New gastropods from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps off West Africa. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 56(23): 2326-2349
Wikidata ☰ Q7260074 entry
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