Puncturella agger

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Vetigastropoda
Order:Lepetellida
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Puncturella agger
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Puncturella
Species:
P. agger
Binomial name
Puncturella agger
Watson, 1883[1]
Synonyms

Cranopsis agger (Watson, 1883)

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Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm.[3]

The species belongs to a Benthos functional group.[2] It is a predator, feeding on both mobile and sessile prey.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and off Puerto Rico at depths between 249 m and 1966 m.

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