Puncturella erecta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
| Puncturella erecta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Puncturella |
| Species: | P. erecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Puncturella erecta | |
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Description edit
The size of the shell reaches 15 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.
References edit
- '^ Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18: 1–492, pls. 10–40
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella erecta Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766623 on 2020-09-24
- Dall, W. H. 1927. Diagnoses of undescribed new species of mollusks in the collection of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2668): 1–11
- 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