Puncturella antillana
Species of gastropod
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Puncturella |
| Species: | P. antillana |
| Binomial name | |
| Puncturella antillana Pérez Farfante, 1947[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
The size of the shell reaches 15 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Cuba, the Virgin Islands, St Thomas, Martinique and Brazil; on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.