Puncturella cucullata
Puncturella cucullata, common name the hooded keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]
| Puncturella cucullata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Puncturella |
| Species: | P. cucullata |
| Binomial name | |
| Puncturella cucullata (Gould, 1846) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 28 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from Alaska to Baja California, Mexico
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella cucullata (Gould, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761645 on 2020-09-24
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26</ref><ref>McLean J.H. & Geiger D.L. (1998). New genera and species having the Fissurisepta shell form, with a generic-level phylogenetic analysis (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 475: 1-32
External links
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Cranopsis cucullata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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