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

Puncturella larva
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Zeidorinae
Genus: Puncturella
Species:
P. larva
Binomial name
Puncturella larva
(Dall, 1927)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cranopsis larva (Dall, 1927)
  • Emarginula (Rimula) larva Dall, 1927 (basionym)
  • Emarginula (Rimula) larva Dall, 1927 (original combination)

Description

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The size of the shell reaches 3 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA.

References

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  1. ^ Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella larva (Dall, 1927). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1340221 on 2020-09-24
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