Puncturella is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Species
Species in this genus include:
- Puncturella abyssicola <small>Verrill, 1885</small>
- Puncturella agger <small>R. B. Watson, 1883</small>
- Puncturella alaris <small>(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)</small>
- Puncturella altaparva <small>Poppe & Tagaro, 2020</small>
- Puncturella analoga <small>E. von Martens, 1902</small>
- Puncturella antillana <small>Pérez Farfante, 1947</small>
- Puncturella apostrema <small>(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)</small>
- Puncturella asturiana <small>(P. Fischer, 1882)</small>
- Puncturella billsae <small>Pérez Farfante, 1947</small>
- Puncturella brychia <small>Watson, 1883</small>
- Puncturella canopa <small>(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)</small>
- Puncturella capensis <small>Thiele, 1919</small>
- â Puncturella capuliformis <small>(Pecchioli, 1864)</small>
- Puncturella carinifera <small>(Schepman, 1908)</small>
- Puncturella caryophylla <small>Dall, 1914</small>
- Puncturella cearensis <small>(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)</small>
- Puncturella columbaris <small>(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)</small>
- Puncturella conica <small>(d'Orbigny, 1841)</small>
- Puncturella cooperi <small>Carpenter, 1864</small>
- Puncturella cucullata <small>(Gould, 1846)</small>
- Puncturella cumingii <small>(A. Adams, 1853)</small>
- Puncturella curva <small>Golikov & Gulbin, 1978</small>
- Puncturella decorata <small>Cowan & McLean, 1968</small>
- Puncturella dorcas <small>Kira & Habe, 1951</small>
- Puncturella enigmatica <small>(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)</small>
- Puncturella erecta <small>Dall, 1889</small>
- Puncturella expansa <small>(Dall, 1896)</small>
- Puncturella exquisita <small>(A. Adams, 1853)</small>
- Puncturella falklandica <small>(A. Adams, 1863)</small>
- Puncturella fastigiata <small>Adams, 1853</small>
- Puncturella floris <small>(Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015)</small>
- Puncturella galeata <small>(Gould, 1846)</small>
- Puncturella galerita <small>Hedley, 1902</small>
- Puncturella gigantea <small>Schepman, 1908</small>
- Puncturella granitesta <small>(Okutani, 1968)</small>
- Puncturella granulata <small>(Seguenza, 1863)</small>
- Puncturella harrisoni <small>Beddome, 1883</small>
- Puncturella hirasei <small>Otuka, 1935</small>
- Puncturella hycavis <small>(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)</small>
- Puncturella indica <small>E. A. Smith, 1899</small>
- Puncturella kawamurai <small>Habe, 1961</small>
- Puncturella larva <small>(Dall, 1927)</small>
- Puncturella longifissa <small>Dall, 1914</small>
- Puncturella major <small>Dall, 1891</small>
- Puncturella multistriata <small>Dall, 1914</small>
- Puncturella noachina <small>(Linnaeus, 1771)</small> - type species
- Puncturella nobilis <small>(A. Adams, 1860)</small>
- Puncturella nymphalis <small>(Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)</small>
- Puncturella parvinobilis <small>Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993</small>
- Puncturella pauper <small>Dall, 1927</small>
- Puncturella pelex <small>(A. Adams, 1860)</small>
- Puncturella piccirida <small>Palazzi & Villari, 2001</small>
- Puncturella pileolus <small>(A. Adams, 1860)</small>
- Puncturella plecta <small>Watson, 1883</small>
- Puncturella pseudanaloga <small>Powell, 1957</small>
- Puncturella punctocostata <small>Berry, 1947</small>
- Puncturella raricostata <small>Golikov & Sirenko, 1980</small>
- Puncturella regia <small>(Shikama & Habe, 1961)</small>
- Puncturella rimaizenaensis <small>Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993</small>
- Puncturella rothi <small>McLean, 1984</small>
- Puncturella serraticosta <small>Herbert & Kilburn, 1986</small>
- Puncturella similis <small>Warén & Bouchet, 2009</small>
- Puncturella sinensis <small>Sowerby, 1894</small>
- Puncturella solis <small>Beck, 1996</small>
- Puncturella spirigera <small>Thiele, 1912</small>
- Puncturella stellasplendida <small>Poppe & Tagaro, 2020</small>
- Puncturella teramachii <small>Kira & Habe, 1949</small>
- Puncturella tosaensis <small>Habe, 1951</small>
- Puncturella verrieri <small>(Crosse, 1871)</small>
- Puncturella volcano <small>Simone & Cunha, 2014</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Puncturella aethiopica <small>Martens, 1902</small>: synonym of Rimulanax aethiopica (E. von Martens, 1902) (original combination)
- Puncturella alicei <small>(Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1897)</small>: synonym of Profundisepta alicei <small>(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897)</small>
- Puncturella analoga <small>Martens, 1903</small>: synonym of Puncturella conica <small>(d'Orbigny, 1841)</small>
- Puncturella asturiana <small>(Fischer, 1882)</small>: synonym of Cranopsis asturiana <small>(Fischer, 1882)</small>
- Puncturella asturiana var. alta <small>Locard, 1898</small>: synonym of Cranopsis asturiana <small>(Fischer 1882)</small>
- Puncturella christiaensi <small>Kilburn, 1978</small>: synonym of Puncturella nana <small>(Adams, 1872)</small>
- Puncturella corolla <small>Verco, 1908</small>: synonym of Rimulanax corolla <small>(Verco, 1908)</small> (original combination)
- Puncturella craticia <small>Watson, 1883</small>: synonym of Cranopsis asturiana <small>(Fischer, 1882)</small>
- Puncturella decorata <small>Cowan & McLean, 1968</small>: synonym of Cranopsis decorata <small>(Cowan & McLean, 1968</small>)
- Puncturella demissa <small>Hedley, 1904</small>: synonym of Puncturella kesteveni <small>Hedley, 1900</small>
- Puncturella enderbyensis <small>Powell, 1958</small>: synonym of Fissurisepta enderbyensis <small>(Powell, 1958)</small>
- Puncturella expansa <small>(Dall, 1896)</small>: synonym of Cranopsis expansa <small>(Dall, 1896)</small>
- Puncturella fumarium <small>Hedley, 1911</small>: synonym of Fissurisepta fumarium <small>(Hedley, 1911)</small>
- Puncturella granulata <small>Seguenza, 1862</small>: synonym of Rimula granulata <small>Seguenza, 1862</small>
- Puncturella henniana <small>Brazier, 1894</small>: synonym of Puncturella harrisoni <small>Beddome, 1883</small>
- Puncturella kesteveni <small>Hedley, 1900</small>: synonym of Vacerrena kesteveni <small>(Hedley, 1900)</small> (original combination)
- Puncturella microphyma <small>Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896</small>: synonym of Cornisepta microphyma <small>(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896)</small>
- Puncturella nana <small>(Adams, 1872)</small>: synonym of Vacerrena nana (<small>H. Adams, 1872)</small>
- Puncturella pacifica <small>Cowan, 1969</small>: synonym of Fissurisepta pacifica <small>(Cowan, 1969)</small>
- Puncturella profundi <small>(Jeffreys, 1877)</small>: synonym of Profundisepta profundi <small>(Jeffreys, 1877)</small>
- Puncturella sportella <small>Watson, 1883</small> : synonym of Profundisepta sportella <small>(Watson, 1883)</small>
- Puncturella tuberculata <small>Watson, 1883</small>: synonym of Cranopsis granulata <small>(Seguenza, 1863)</small>
- Puncturella voraginosa <small>Herbert & Kilburn, 1986</small>: synonym of Profundisepta voraginosa <small>(Herbert & Kilburn, 1986)</small> (original combination)
- Puncturella (Cranopsis) antillana <small>Pérez Farfante, 1947</small>: synonym of Cranopsis antillana <small>(Pérez Farfante, 1947)</small>
- Puncturella (Cranopsis) asturiana <small>(Fischer, 1882)</small>: synonym of Cranopsis asturiana <small>(Fischer, 1882)</small>
- Puncturella (Cranopsis) billsae <small>Pérez Farfante, 1947</small>: synonym of Cranopsis billsae <small>(Pérez Farfante, 1947)</small>
- Puncturella (Cranopsis) granulata <small>(Seguenza, 1863)</small>: synonym of Cranopsis granulata <small>(Seguenza, 1863)</small>
- Puncturella (Cranopsis) serraticostata <small>Herbert & Kilburn, 1986</small>: synonym of Cranopsis serraticostata <small>(Herbert & Kilburn, 1986)</small>
- 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: 127âÂÂ140.
- 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 â 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. 180âÂÂ213
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