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.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella cucullata (Gould, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761645 on 2020-09-24
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