Puncturella exquisita explained

Puncturella exquisita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.^[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean; also off the Philippines.

References

• Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll
• Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2020). The Fissurellidae from the Philippines with the description of 26 new species. Visaya. suppl. 13: 1-131

External links

• Adams, A. (1853). A monograph of the recent species of Rimula, a genus of Mollusca, belonging to the family Fissurellidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1851) 19: 226-227

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Puncturella exquisita (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1445642 on 2022-04-14