Puncturella brychia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
| Puncturella brychia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Puncturella |
| Species: | P. brychia
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| Binomial name | |
| Puncturella brychia Watson, 1883
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Description
editPuncturella brychia are sea floor predators found in the North Atlantic, especially near Nova Scotia, that feed on both mobile and sessile prey.[2] They use mucus to glide across the bottom of the ocean as their primary mode of mobility. The species reproduces sexually.[2]
References
edit- ^ Puncturella brychia Watson, 1883. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Puncturella brychia R. B. Watson 1883 data". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 26 January 2022.