Puncturella granulata

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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

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

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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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