Puncturella agger

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Puncturella agger
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
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)

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

Description

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ Watson, R. B. 1883. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XVI. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 17: 26–40
  2. ^ a b c MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella agger R. B. Watson, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865230 on 2020-09-24
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  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
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