- Source: 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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 28 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from Alaska to Baja California, Mexico
References
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
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
External links
Encyclopedia of Life
GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
ITIS
World Register of Marine Species
"Cranopsis cucullata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
