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Puncturella analoga E. von Martens, 1903

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Lepetellida »  family Fissurellidae - Keyhole Limpets »  genus Puncturella

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Puncturella analoga

Author: Powell, A.W.B.

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Description

Shell small, tall conical, very coarsely sculptured; 23 primary ribs, between each of which, a secondary one develops towards the margin. Positive identification of the Chatham Rise shell must await comparison with topotypic Kerguelen Island material.
Height 2.9 mm., width 3.6 mm., length 5.0 mm.
Powell, A.W.B., 1979. The New Zealand Mollusca: Marine Land and Freshwater Shells.

Distribution

New Zealand: Chatham Rise.
Powell, A.W.B., 1979. The New Zealand Mollusca: Marine Land and Freshwater Shells.
Author: Jan Delsing

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