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

Puncturella exquisita
Drawing with an apical view of a shell of Rimula exquisita
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Zeidorinae
Genus: Puncturella
Species:
P. exquisita
Binomial name
Puncturella exquisita
Adams, 1853
Synonyms
  • Cranopsis exquisita (A. Adams, 1853)
  • Rimula exquisita A. Adams, 1853 (original combination)

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean; also off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Puncturella exquisita (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1445642 on 2022-04-14
  • Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll
  • Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2020). The Fissurellidae from the Philippines with the description of 26 new species. Visaya. suppl. 13: 1-131
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