''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole

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s in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138015 on 2011-01-25

Species

Species in this genus include: * ''

Puncturella abyssicola ''Puncturella abyssicola'' is a species of minute deepwater keyhole limpet, a marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Fissurellidae Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of ...

'' Verrill, 1885 * ''

Puncturella agger ''Puncturella agger'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella agger R. B. Watson, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...

'' R. B. Watson, 1883 * ''

Puncturella alaris ''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014) * ''

Puncturella altaparva ''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' Poppe & Tagaro, 2020 * '' Puncturella analoga'' E. von Martens, 1902 * ''

Puncturella antillana ''Puncturella antillana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella antillana Pérez Farfante, 1947. Accessed through: World Regis ...

'' Pérez Farfante, 1947 * ''

Puncturella apostrema ''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014) * ''

Puncturella asturiana ''Puncturella asturiana'', common name the hawk puncturella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella asturiana (P. Fischer, 1882 ...

'' (P. Fischer, 1882) * ''

Puncturella billsae ''Puncturella billsae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine 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 co ...

'' Pérez Farfante, 1947 * ''

Puncturella brychia ''Puncturella brychia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. Description Puncturella brychia are sea floor predators found in the North Atlantic, especially near Nova Scotia, ...

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, 1883 * ''

Puncturella canopa ''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014) * ''

Puncturella capensis ''Puncturella capensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.WoRMS (2012). ''Puncturella capensis'' Thiele, 1919. Accessed through: World Register of Marine S ...

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, 1919 * †

Puncturella capuliformis ''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

(Pecchioli, 1864) * ''

Puncturella carinifera ''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Schepman, 1908) * '' Puncturella caryophylla'' Dall, 1914 * ''

Puncturella cearensis ''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014) * '' Puncturella columbaris'' (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014) * '' Puncturella conica'' ( d'Orbigny, 1841) * '' Puncturella cooperi''

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, 1864 * '' Puncturella cucullata'' (Gould, 1846) * '' Puncturella cumingii'' (A. Adams, 1853) * '' Puncturella curva'' Golikov & Gulbin, 1978 * '' Puncturella decorata'' Cowan & McLean, 1968 * '' Puncturella dorcas'' Kira & Habe, 1951 * '' Puncturella enigmatica'' (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014) * '' Puncturella erecta'' Dall, 1889 * '' Puncturella expansa'' (Dall, 1896) * '' Puncturella exquisita'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''

Puncturella falklandica ''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (A. Adams, 1863) * '' Puncturella fastigiata''

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, 1853 * ''

Puncturella floris ''Puncturella floris'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropoda mollusk in the family Fissurellidae Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod mol ...

'' (Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015) * ''

Puncturella galeata ''Puncturella galeata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine 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 com ...

'' ( Gould, 1846) * '' Puncturella galerita'' Hedley, 1902 * '' Puncturella gigantea'' Schepman, 1908 * '' Puncturella granitesta'' (Okutani, 1968) * ''

Puncturella granulata ''Puncturella granulata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella granulata (Seguenza, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Seguenza, 1863) * '' Puncturella harrisoni'' Beddome, 1883 * '' Puncturella hirasei'' Otuka, 1935 * ''

Puncturella hycavis ''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014) * '' Puncturella indica'' E. A. Smith, 1899 * '' Puncturella kawamurai'' Habe, 1961 * '' Puncturella larva'' (Dall, 1927) * '' Puncturella longifissa'' Dall, 1914 * '' Puncturella major'' Dall, 1891 * '' Puncturella multistriata'' Dall, 1914 * ''

Puncturella noachina ''Puncturella noachina'', common name the diluvian puncturella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollu ...

'' ( Linnaeus, 1771) - type species * ''

Puncturella nobilis ''Puncturella nobilis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Puncturella nobilis'' (A. Adams, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' ( A. Adams, 1860) * '' Puncturella nymphalis'' (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014) * ''

Puncturella parvinobilis ''Puncturella parvinobilis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Puncturella parvinobilis'' Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993. Accessed throu ...

'' Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993 * '' Puncturella pauper'' Dall, 1927 * '' Puncturella pelex'' (A. Adams, 1860) * ''

Puncturella piccirida ''Puncturella piccirida'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. Description Distribution References

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'' Palazzi & Villari, 2001 * '' Puncturella pileolus'' (A. Adams, 1860) * '' Puncturella plecta''

, 1883 * '' Puncturella pseudanaloga''

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, 1957 * '' Puncturella punctocostata''

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, 1947 * '' Puncturella raricostata'' Golikov & Sirenko, 1980 * '' Puncturella regia'' (Shikama & Habe, 1961) * '' Puncturella rimaizenaensis'' Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993 * ''

Puncturella rothi ''Puncturella rothi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Puncturella rothi'' McLean, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...

'' McLean, 1984 * '' Puncturella serraticosta'' Herbert & Kilburn, 1986 * '' Puncturella similis'' Warén & Bouchet, 2009 * '' Puncturella sinensis'' Sowerby, 1894 * '' Puncturella solis'' Beck, 1996 * ''

Puncturella spirigera ''Puncturella spirigera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. Taxonomy Arnaud (1972) placed this species in synonymy of the widespread ''Puncturella conica'' (d'Orbigny, 1841) ...

, 1912 * ''

Puncturella stellasplendida ''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Poppe & Tagaro, 2020 * ''

Puncturella teramachii ''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' Kira & Habe, 1949 * '' Puncturella tosaensis'' Habe, 1951 * ''

Puncturella verrieri ''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (Crosse, 1871) * '' Puncturella volcano'' Simone & Cunha, 2014 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Puncturella aethiopica'' Martens, 1902: synonym of ''

Rimulanax aethiopica ''Rimulanax aethiopica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod m ...

'' (E. von Martens, 1902) (original combination) * ''Puncturella alicei'' ( Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1897): synonym of ''

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'' ( Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897) * ''Puncturella analoga'' Martens, 1903: synonym of '' Puncturella conica'' ( d'Orbigny, 1841) * ''Puncturella asturiana'' ( Fischer, 1882): synonym of ''

Cranopsis asturiana ''Puncturella asturiana'', common name the hawk puncturella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella asturiana ( ...

'' ( Fischer, 1882) * ''Puncturella asturiana'' var. ''alta''

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, 1898: synonym of ''

'' ( Fischer 1882) * ''Puncturella christiaensi'' Kilburn, 1978: synonym of '' Puncturella nana'' (

, 1872) * ''Puncturella corolla'' Verco, 1908: synonym of '' Rimulanax corolla'' (Verco, 1908) (original combination) * ''Puncturella craticia''

, 1883: synonym of

( Fischer, 1882) * ''Puncturella decorata'' Cowan & McLean, 1968: synonym of '' Cranopsis decorata'' (Cowan & McLean, 1968) * ''Puncturella demissa'' Hedley, 1904:Gastropods.com : ''Puncturella (Puncturella) demissa demissa''; accessed : 25 January 2011
/ref> synonym of '' Puncturella kesteveni'' Hedley, 1900 * ''Puncturella enderbyensis''

, 1958: synonym of '' Fissurisepta enderbyensis'' (

, 1958) * ''Puncturella expansa'' ( Dall, 1896): synonym of '' Cranopsis expansa'' ( Dall, 1896) * ''Puncturella fumarium'' Hedley, 1911: synonym of ''

Fissurisepta fumarium ''Fissurisepta fumarium'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Fissurisepta fumarium'' (Hedley, 1911). Accessed through: World Register ...

'' ( Hedley, 1911) * ''Puncturella granulata'' Seguenza, 1862: synonym of ''

Rimula granulata ''Puncturella granulata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella granulata (Seguenza, 1863). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' Seguenza, 1862 * ''Puncturella henniana'' Brazier, 1894: synonym of '' Puncturella harrisoni'' Beddome, 1883 * ''Puncturella kesteveni'' Hedley, 1900: synonym of ''

Vacerrena kesteveni ''Vacerrena kesteveni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Vacerrena kesteveni (Hedley, 1900). Accessed through: World Re ...

'' (Hedley, 1900) (original combination) * ''Puncturella microphyma'' Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896: synonym of ''

Cornisepta microphyma ''Cornisepta microphyma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. Description The shell grows to a height of 6 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off ...

'' ( Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896) * ''Puncturella nana'' (

, 1872): synonym of '' Vacerrena nana'' (H. Adams, 1872) * ''Puncturella pacifica'' Cowan, 1969: synonym of ''

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'' (Cowan, 1969) * ''Puncturella profundi'' (

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, 1877): synonym of '' Profundisepta profundi'' (

, 1877) * ''Puncturella sportella''

, 1883 : synonym of ''

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'' (

, 1883) * ''Puncturella tuberculata''

, 1883: synonym of ''

Cranopsis granulata ''Puncturella granulata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella granulata (Seguenza, 1863). Accessed through: World Register ...

'' ( Seguenza, 1863) * ''Puncturella voraginosa'' Herbert & Kilburn, 1986: synonym of ''

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'' (Herbert & Kilburn, 1986) (original combination) * ''Puncturella (Cranopsis) antillana'' Pérez Farfante , 1947: synonym of ''

Cranopsis antillana ''Puncturella antillana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella antillana Pérez Farfante, 1947. Accessed through: World Regis ...

'' ( Pérez Farfante, 1947) * ''Puncturella (Cranopsis) asturiana'' ( Fischer, 1882): synonym of ''

'' ( Fischer, 1882) * ''Puncturella (Cranopsis) billsae'' Pérez Farfante, 1947: synonym of Cranopsis billsae ( Pérez Farfante, 1947) * ''Puncturella (Cranopsis) granulata'' ( Seguenza, 1863): synonym of ''

'' ( Seguenza, 1863) * ''Puncturella (Cranopsis) serraticostata'' Herbert & Kilburn, 1986: synonym of '' Cranopsis serraticostata'' (Herbert & Kilburn, 1986) * ''Puncturella (Cranopsis) tosaensis'' Habe, 1951: synonym of ''

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'' (Habe, 1951)

References

* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp * Herbert D.G. (1991). Foraminiferivory in a Puncturella (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 57: 127-140. * McLean J.H. (1996). The Prosobranchia. In: Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. The Mollusca Part 2 – The Gastropoda. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. volume 9: 1-160 * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). ''Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

Lowe R. T. (1827). ''On Balanus punctatus, Puncturella flemingii, together with some corrections relative to Turbo carenus, and some of the Chiton before described.'' Zoological Journal 3: 76-80

Risso A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes, vol. 4. Paris: Levrault. vii + 439 pp., pls 1-12

Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London. 144 pp., 52 pls.

Adams, A. (1860). On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (3) 5: 299-303 April 1860">Adams, A. (1860). On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (3) 5: 299-303 Fissurellidae"> April 1860
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