''Puncturella'' is a
genus
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of minute deepwater keyhole
limpet
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s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s or
micromollusk
A micromollusc is a shelled mollusc which is extremely small, even at full adult size. The word is usually, but not exclusively, applied to marine molluscs, although in addition, numerous species of land snails and freshwater molluscs also ...
s in the
family
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Fissurellidae
Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurellidae. Accessed throu ...
, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
[Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138015 on 2011-01-25]
Species
Species in this genus include:
* ''
Puncturella abyssicola''
Verrill, 1885
* ''
Puncturella agger''
R. B. Watson, 1883
* ''
Puncturella alaris''
(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
* ''
Puncturella altaparva''
Poppe & Tagaro, 2020
* ''
Puncturella analoga''
E. von Martens, 1902
* ''
Puncturella antillana''
Pérez Farfante, 1947
* ''
Puncturella apostrema''
(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
* ''
Puncturella asturiana''
(P. Fischer, 1882)
* ''
Puncturella billsae
''Puncturella billsae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella billsae Pérez Farfante, 1947. Accessed through: World Register of ...
''
Pérez Farfante, 1947
* ''
Puncturella brychia''
Watson, 1883
* ''
Puncturella canopa''
(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
* ''
Puncturella capensis''
Thiele, 1919
* †
Puncturella capuliformis (Pecchioli, 1864)
* ''
Puncturella carinifera''
(Schepman, 1908)
* ''
Puncturella caryophylla''
Dall, 1914
* ''
Puncturella cearensis''
(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
* ''
Puncturella columbaris
''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...
''
(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
* ''
Puncturella conica''
(d'Orbigny
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropol ...
, 1841)
* ''
Puncturella cooperi''
Carpenter
Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenter ...
, 1864
* ''
Puncturella cucullata
''Puncturella cucullata'', common name the hooded keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella cuculla ...
''
(Gould, 1846)
* ''
Puncturella cumingii
''Puncturella cumingii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae
Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized limpet-like sea snai ...
''
(A. Adams, 1853)
* ''
Puncturella curva''
Golikov & Gulbin, 1978
* ''
Puncturella decorata
''Puncturella decorata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella decorata Cowan & McLean, 1968. Accessed through: ...
''
Cowan & McLean, 1968
* ''
Puncturella dorcas''
Kira & Habe, 1951
* ''
Puncturella enigmatica
''Puncturella'' is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Gofas, S. (2011). Puncturella. Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...
''
(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
* ''
Puncturella erecta
''Puncturella erecta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella erecta Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...
''
Dall, 1889
* ''
Puncturella expansa
''Puncturella expansa'', common name the broad puncturella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella expansa (Dal ...
''
(Dall, 1896)
* ''
Puncturella exquisita
''Puncturella exquisita'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Puncturella exquisita (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of ...
''
(A. Adams, 1853)
* ''
Puncturella falklandica''
(A. Adams, 1863)
* ''
Puncturella fastigiata''
Adams, 1853
* ''
Puncturella floris''
(Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015)
* ''
Puncturella galeata''
( Gould, 1846)
* ''
Puncturella galerita''
Hedley, 1902
* ''
Puncturella gigantea''
Schepman, 1908
* ''
Puncturella granitesta''
(Okutani, 1968)
* ''
Puncturella granulata''
(Seguenza, 1863)
* ''
Puncturella harrisoni''
Beddome, 1883
* ''
Puncturella hirasei''
Otuka, 1935
* ''
Puncturella hycavis''
(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
* ''
Puncturella indica''
E. A. Smith, 1899
* ''
Puncturella kawamurai''
Habe, 1961
* ''
Puncturella larva''
(Dall, 1927)
* ''
Puncturella longifissa''
Dall, 1914
* ''
Puncturella major''
Dall, 1891
* ''
Puncturella multistriata''
Dall, 1914
* ''
Puncturella noachina''
(Linnaeus
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, 1771) - type species
* ''
Puncturella nobilis''
( A. Adams, 1860)
* ''
Puncturella nymphalis''
(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
* ''
Puncturella parvinobilis''
Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993
* ''
Puncturella pauper''
Dall, 1927
* ''
Puncturella pelex''
(A. Adams, 1860)
* ''
Puncturella piccirida''
Palazzi & Villari, 2001
* ''
Puncturella pileolus''
(A. Adams, 1860)
* ''
Puncturella plecta''
Watson, 1883
* ''
Puncturella pseudanaloga''
Powell, 1957
* ''
Puncturella punctocostata''
Berry
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, 1947
* ''
Puncturella raricostata''
Golikov & Sirenko, 1980
* ''
Puncturella regia''
(Shikama & Habe, 1961)
* ''
Puncturella rimaizenaensis''
Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993
* ''
Puncturella rothi''
McLean, 1984
* ''
Puncturella serraticosta''
Herbert & Kilburn, 1986
* ''
Puncturella similis''
Warén & Bouchet, 2009
* ''
Puncturella sinensis''
Sowerby, 1894
* ''
Puncturella solis''
Beck, 1996
* ''
Puncturella spirigera''
Thiele, 1912
* ''
Puncturella stellasplendida''
Poppe & Tagaro, 2020
* ''
Puncturella teramachii''
Kira & Habe, 1949
* ''
Puncturella tosaensis''
Habe, 1951
* ''
Puncturella verrieri''
(Crosse, 1871)
* ''
Puncturella volcano''
Simone & Cunha, 2014
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Puncturella aethiopica''
Martens
A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus ''Martes'' within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family (biology), family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark bro ...
, 1902: synonym of ''
Rimulanax aethiopica'' (E. von Martens, 1902) (original combination)
* ''Puncturella alicei''
( Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1897): synonym of ''
Profundisepta alicei''
( Dautzenberg & Fischer
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People with the surname A
* Abraham Fischer (1850–1913) South African public official
* ...
, 1897)
* ''Puncturella analoga''
Martens
A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus ''Martes'' within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family (biology), family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark bro ...
, 1903: synonym of ''
Puncturella conica''
(d'Orbigny
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropol ...
, 1841)
* ''Puncturella asturiana''
(Fischer
Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.
People with the surname A
* Abraham Fischer (1850–1913) South African public official
* ...
, 1882): synonym of ''
Cranopsis asturiana''
(Fischer
Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.
People with the surname A
* Abraham Fischer (1850–1913) South African public official
* ...
, 1882)
* ''Puncturella asturiana'' var. ''alta''
Locard, 1898: synonym of ''
Cranopsis asturiana''
(Fischer
Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.
People with the surname A
* Abraham Fischer (1850–1913) South African public official
* ...
1882)
* ''Puncturella christiaensi''
Kilburn, 1978: synonym of ''
Puncturella nana''
( Adams, 1872)
* ''Puncturella corolla''
Verco, 1908: synonym of ''
Rimulanax corolla''
(Verco, 1908) (original combination)
* ''Puncturella craticia''
Watson, 1883: synonym of
Cranopsis asturiana (Fischer
Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.
People with the surname A
* Abraham Fischer (1850–1913) South African public official
* ...
, 1882)
* ''Puncturella decorata''
Cowan & McLean, 1968: synonym of ''
Cranopsis decorata''
(Cowan & McLean, 1968)
* ''Puncturella demissa''
Hedley, 1904:
Gastropods.com : ''Puncturella (Puncturella) demissa demissa''; accessed : 25 January 2011
/ref> synonym of '' Puncturella kesteveni'' Hedley, 1900
* ''Puncturella enderbyensis'' Powell, 1958: synonym of '' Fissurisepta enderbyensis'' ( Powell, 1958)
* ''Puncturella expansa'' ( Dall, 1896): synonym of '' Cranopsis expansa'' ( Dall, 1896)
* ''Puncturella fumarium'' Hedley, 1911: synonym of '' Fissurisepta fumarium'' ( Hedley, 1911)
* ''Puncturella granulata'' Seguenza, 1862: synonym of '' Rimula granulata'' Seguenza, 1862
* ''Puncturella henniana'' Brazier
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, 1894: synonym of '' Puncturella harrisoni'' Beddome, 1883
* ''Puncturella kesteveni'' Hedley, 1900: synonym of '' Vacerrena kesteveni'' (Hedley, 1900) (original combination)
* ''Puncturella microphyma'' Dautzenberg & Fischer
Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.
People with the surname A
* Abraham Fischer (1850–1913) South African public official
* ...
, 1896: synonym of '' Cornisepta microphyma'' ( Dautzenberg & Fischer
Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.
People with the surname A
* Abraham Fischer (1850–1913) South African public official
* ...
, 1896)
* ''Puncturella nana'' ( Adams, 1872): synonym of '' Vacerrena nana'' (H. Adams, 1872)
* ''Puncturella pacifica'' Cowan, 1969: synonym of '' Fissurisepta pacifica'' (Cowan, 1969)
* ''Puncturella profundi'' (Jeffreys Jeffreys is a surname that may refer to the following notable people:
* Alec Jeffreys (born 1950), British biologist and discoverer of DNA fingerprinting
* Anne Jeffreys (1923–2017), American actress and singer
* Arthur Frederick Jeffreys ( ...
, 1877): synonym of '' Profundisepta profundi'' (Jeffreys Jeffreys is a surname that may refer to the following notable people:
* Alec Jeffreys (born 1950), British biologist and discoverer of DNA fingerprinting
* Anne Jeffreys (1923–2017), American actress and singer
* Arthur Frederick Jeffreys ( ...
, 1877)
* ''Puncturella sportella'' Watson, 1883 : synonym of '' Profundisepta sportella'' ( Watson, 1883)
* ''Puncturella tuberculata'' Watson, 1883: synonym of '' Cranopsis granulata'' ( Seguenza, 1863)
* ''Puncturella voraginosa'' Herbert & Kilburn, 1986: synonym of '' Profundisepta voraginosa'' (Herbert & Kilburn, 1986) (original combination)
* ''Puncturella (Cranopsis) antillana'' Pérez Farfante, 1947: synonym of '' Cranopsis antillana'' ( Pérez Farfante, 1947)
* ''Puncturella (Cranopsis) asturiana'' (Fischer
Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.
People with the surname A
* Abraham Fischer (1850–1913) South African public official
* ...
, 1882): synonym of '' Cranopsis asturiana'' (Fischer
Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.
People with the surname A
* Abraham Fischer (1850–1913) South African public official
* ...
, 1882)
* ''Puncturella (Cranopsis) billsae'' Pérez Farfante, 1947: synonym of Cranopsis billsae ( Pérez Farfante, 1947)
* ''Puncturella (Cranopsis) granulata'' ( Seguenza, 1863): synonym of '' Cranopsis granulata'' ( Seguenza, 1863)
* ''Puncturella (Cranopsis) serraticostata'' Herbert & Kilburn, 1986: synonym of '' Cranopsis serraticostata'' (Herbert & Kilburn, 1986)
* ''Puncturella (Cranopsis) tosaensis'' Habe, 1951: synonym of '' Cranopsis tosaensis'' (Habe, 1951)
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
* Herbert D.G. (1991). Foraminiferivory in a Puncturella (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 57: 127–140.
* McLean J.H. (1996). The Prosobranchia. In: Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. The Mollusca Part 2 – The Gastropoda. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. volume 9: 1-160
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). ''Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
Lowe R. T. (1827). ''On Balanus punctatus, Puncturella flemingii, together with some corrections relative to Turbo carenus, and some of the Chiton before described.'' Zoological Journal 3: 76-80
Risso A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes, vol. 4. Paris: Levrault. vii + 439 pp., pls 1-12
Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London. 144 pp., 52 pls.
Adams, A. (1860). On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (3) 5: 299-303 [1 April 1860]; 405-413
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Fissurellidae
Taxa named by Richard Thomas Lowe