Puncturella cucullata, common name the hooded keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]

Puncturella cucullata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Zeidorinae
Genus: Puncturella
Species:
P. cucullata
Binomial name
Puncturella cucullata
(Gould, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Cranopsis cucullata (Gould, 1846)
  • Puncturella (Cranopsis) cucullata Gould, 1846
  • Rimula cucullata Gould, 1846 (original combination)

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs from Alaska to Baja California, Mexico

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella cucullata (Gould, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761645 on 2020-09-24
  • Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
  • McLean J.H. & Geiger D.L. (1998). New genera and species having the Fissurisepta shell form, with a generic-level phylogenetic analysis (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 475: 1-32
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  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
  • To ITIS
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Cranopsis cucullata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.