Puncturella agger

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| taxon = Puncturella agger

| authority = Watson, 1883Watson, R. B. 1883. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XVI. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 17: 26–40

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| synonyms = Cranopsis agger (Watson, 1883)

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Puncturella agger is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Puncturella agger R. B. Watson, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865230 on 2020-09-24

Description

The shell can grow to be 6 mm in length.{{Cite web|title=Cranopsis agger|url=http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_21713.shtml|website=www.gastropods.com|access-date=2020-05-16}}

Its functional group is Benthos.

Its feeding type is predatory, on mobile and sessile prey.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and off Puerto Rico at depths between 249 m and 1966 m

References

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  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas