Puncturella multistriata or the many-ribbed puncturella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]
| Puncturella multistriata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Zeidorinae |
| Genus: | Puncturella |
| Species: | P. multistriata
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| Binomial name | |
| Puncturella multistriata Dall, 1914
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| Synonyms | |
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Cranopsis multistriata (Dall, 1914) | |
Description edit
The size of the shell reaches 35 mm (1.4 in).
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from the Aleutians to California, USA.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella multistriata Dall, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761646 on 2020-09-24
- Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
External links edit
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Puncturella multistriata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.