Puncturella antillana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
| Puncturella antillana | |
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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. antillana
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| Binomial name | |
| Puncturella antillana Pérez Farfante, 1947[1]
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Description edit
The size of the shell reaches 15 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Cuba, the Virgin Islands, St Thomas, Martinique and Brazil; on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
References edit
- ^ Pérez Farfante, I. 1947. The genera Zeidora, Nesta, Emarginula, Rimula and Puncturella in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 2: 93–148
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella antillana Pérez Farfante, 1947. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1340198 on 2020-09-24
External links edit
- "Cranopsis antillana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.