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

Puncturella antillana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Puncturella
Species:
P. antillana
Binomial name
Puncturella antillana
Synonyms
  • Cranopsis antillana (Pérez Farfante, 1947)
  • Puncturella (Cranopsis) antillana Pérez Farfante, 1947

Description

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The size of the shell reaches 15 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Cuba, the Virgin Islands, St Thomas, Martinique and Brazil; on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

References

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  1. ^ Pérez Farfante, I. 1947. The genera Zeidora, Nesta, Emarginula, Rimula and Puncturella in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 2: 93–148
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella antillana Pérez Farfante, 1947. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1340198 on 2020-09-24
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  • "Cranopsis antillana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.