Puncturella similis

Puncturella similis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs at methane seeps in deep water off and in the Congo River, These marine gastropod mollusks inhabit the deep benthic zones in that region.

References

• 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