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

Puncturella similis
Shell of Puncturella similis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Puncturella
Species:
P. similis
Binomial name
Puncturella similis
Warén & Bouchet, 2009[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5.9 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs at methane seeps in deep water off the Congo River.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2009). "New gastropods from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps off West Africa". Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 56(23): 2326–2349. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.013
  2. ^ Puncturella similis Warén & Bouchet, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  • Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2009). New gastropods from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps off West Africa. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 56(23): 2326-2349