Puncturella agger
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Puncturella agger is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm.
The species belongs to a Benthos functional group. It is a predator, feeding on both mobile and sessile prey.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and off Puerto Rico at depths between 249 m and 1966 m.
- 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