Puncturella similis
| Puncturella similis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Puncturella |
| Species: | P. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Puncturella similis Warén & Bouchet, 2009[1] | |
Puncturella similis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs at methane seeps in deep water off the Congo River.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.