Puncturella similis
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| Puncturella similis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
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| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Puncturella |
| Species: | P. similis
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| Binomial name | |
| Puncturella similis | |
Puncturella similis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
Description[]
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Distribution[]
This species occurs at methane seeps in deep water off the Congo River.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2009). "New gastropods from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps off West Africa". Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 56(23): 2326–2349. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.013
- ^ Puncturella similis Warén & Bouchet, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
Categories:
- Fissurellidae
- Gastropods described in 2009
- Fissurellidae stubs