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Puncturella decorata

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Puncturella decorata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Zeidorinae
Genus: Puncturella
Species:
P. decorata
Binomial name
Puncturella decorata
Cowan & McLean, 1968
Synonyms[1]
  • Cranopsis decorata (Cowan & McLean, 1968)

Puncturella decorata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2][3]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off British Columbia, Canada.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella decorata Cowan & McLean, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588512 on 2020-09-24
  2. ^ Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
  3. ^ McLean J.H. & Geiger D.L. (1998). New genera and species having the Fissurisepta shell form, with a generic-level phylogenetic analysis (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 475: 1-32
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