Puncturella larva

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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Puncturella larva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Zeidorinae
Genus: Puncturella
Species:
P. larva
Binomial name
Puncturella larva
(Dall, 1927)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cranopsis larva (Dall, 1927)
  • Emarginula (Rimula) larva Dall, 1927 (basionym)
  • Emarginula (Rimula) larva Dall, 1927 (original combination)
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Description

The size of the shell reaches 3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA.

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