''Punctulum'' is a
genus of minute
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks or
micromollusk
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s in the
family Rissoidae
Rissoidae is a large family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rissooidea and the order Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha is a large order of snails, gastropods, consisting pr ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Punctulum'' include:
* ''
Punctulum delicatum
''Punctulum delicatum'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae
Rissoidae is a large family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in ...
'' Golikov & Sirenko, 1998
* ''
Punctulum flavum
''Punctulum flavum'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Punctulum flavum (Okutani, 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...
'' (Okutani, 1964)
* ''
Punctulum minutum
''Punctulum minutum'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2012). Punctulum minutum Golikov & Fedjakov, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
'' Golikov & Fedjakov, 1987
* ''
Punctulum porcupinae
''Alvania porcupinae'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae
Rissoidae is a large family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in ...
'' (Gofas & Warén, 1982)
* ''
Punctulum reticulatum'' Golikov, 1986
* ''
Punctulum wyvillethomsoni'' (Friele, 1877)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Punctulum ochotense'' Golikov & Sirenko, 1998:
synonym of ''Punctulum flavum'' (Okutani, 1964)
References
Rissoidae
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