Puncturella agger

Puncturella agger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Puncturella
Species:
P. agger
Binomial name
Puncturella agger
Watson, 1883[1]
Synonyms

Cranopsis agger (Watson, 1883)

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

Description

The shell can grow to be 6 mm in length.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and off Puerto Rico at depths between 249 m and 1966 m

References

  1. ^ Watson, R. B. 1883. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XVI. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 17: 26–40
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella agger R. B. Watson, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865230 on 2020-09-24
  3. ^ "Cranopsis agger". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas