Biology:Puncturella antillana

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Puncturella antillana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Puncturella
Species:
P. antillana
Binomial name
Puncturella antillana
Pérez Farfante, 1947[1]
Synonyms
  • Cranopsis antillana (Pérez Farfante, 1947)
  • Puncturella (Cranopsis) antillana Pérez Farfante, 1947

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

Description

The size of the shell reaches 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cuba, the Virgin Islands, St Thomas, Martinique and Brazil ; on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

References

  1. Pérez Farfante, I. 1947. The genera Zeidora, Nesta, Emarginula, Rimula and Puncturella in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 2: 93–148
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella antillana Pérez Farfante, 1947. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1340198 on 2020-09-24

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3732246 entry