Puncturella similis explained

Puncturella similis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs at methane seeps in deep water off the Congo River.

References

• 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