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 Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138015 on 2011-01-25
Species Species in this genus include:Gofas, S. (2010). Puncturella R.T. Lowe, 1827. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138015 on 2010-06-17
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 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 (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014) Puncturella conica (d'Orbigny, 1841) Puncturella cooperi Carpenter, 1864 Puncturella cucullata (Gould, 1846) Puncturella cumingii (A. Adams, 1853) Puncturella curva Golikov & Gulbin, 1978 Puncturella decorata Cowan & McLean, 1968 Puncturella dorcas Kira & Habe, 1951 Puncturella enigmatica (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014) Puncturella erecta Dall, 1889 Puncturella expansa (Dall, 1896) Puncturella exquisita (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, 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, 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 III, 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, 1902: synonym of Rimulanax aethiopica (E. von Martens, 1902) (original combination) Puncturella alicei (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1897): synonym of Profundisepta alicei (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897) Puncturella analoga Martens, 1903:Gastropods.com : Puncturella analoga; accessed : 25 January 2011 synonym of Puncturella conica (d'Orbigny, 1841) Puncturella asturiana (Fischer, 1882): synonym of Cranopsis asturiana (Fischer, 1882) Puncturella asturiana var. alta Locard, 1898: synonym of Cranopsis asturiana (Fischer 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, 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 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, 1894: synonym of Puncturella harrisoni Beddome, 1883 Puncturella kesteveni Hedley, 1900: synonym of Vacerrena kesteveni (Hedley, 1900) (original combination) Puncturella microphyma Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896: synonym of Cornisepta microphyma (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 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, 1877): synonym of Profundisepta profundi (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, 1882): synonym of Cranopsis asturiana (Fischer, 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