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Puncturella R. T. Lowe, 1827

138015  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138015)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Lepetellida (Order)
  7. Fissurelloidea (Superfamily)
  8. Fissurellidae (Family)
  9. Zeidorinae (Subfamily)
  10. Puncturella (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Cemoria Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Puncturella (Cranopsis) A. Adams, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Puncturella (Kira) Habe, 1951 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Puncturella (Puncturella) R. T. Lowe, 1827 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Puncturella (Rimulanax) Iredale, 1924 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Rimulanax Iredale, 1924 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sipho T. Brown, 1827 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Puncturella abyssicola A. E. Verrill, 1885
  2. Species Puncturella aethiopica E. von Martens, 1902
  3. Species Puncturella agger R. B. Watson, 1883
  4. Species Puncturella alaris (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
  5. Species Puncturella altaparva Poppe & Tagaro, 2020
  6. Species Puncturella analoga E. von Martens, 1902
  7. Species Puncturella antillana Pérez Farfante, 1947
  8. Species Puncturella apostrema (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
  9. Species Puncturella asturiana (P. Fischer, 1882)
  10. Species Puncturella billsae Pérez Farfante, 1947
  11. Species Puncturella borshengi K.-Y. Lai, 2021
  12. Species Puncturella brychia R. B. Watson, 1883
  13. Species Puncturella canopa (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
  14. Species Puncturella capensis Thiele, 1919
  15. Species Puncturella carinifera (Schepman, 1908)
  16. Species Puncturella caryophylla Dall, 1914
  17. Species Puncturella cearensis (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
  18. Species Puncturella cognata (Gould, 1852)
  19. Species Puncturella columbaris (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
  20. Species Puncturella conica (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
  21. Species Puncturella cooperi P. P. Carpenter, 1864
  22. Species Puncturella corolla Verco, 1908
  23. Species Puncturella cucullata (A. Gould, 1846)
  24. Species Puncturella cumingii (A. Adams, 1853)
  25. Species Puncturella curva A. N. Golikov & Gulbin, 1978
  26. Species Puncturella decorata Cowan & J. H. McLean, 1968
  27. Species Puncturella dorcas Kira & T. Habe, 1949
  28. Species Puncturella enigmatica (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
  29. Species Puncturella erecta Dall, 1889
  30. Species Puncturella expansa (Dall, 1896)
  31. Species Puncturella exquisita (A. Adams, 1853)
  32. Species Puncturella falklandica (A. Adams, 1863)
  33. Species Puncturella fastigiata A. Adams, 1853
  34. Species Puncturella floris (Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015)
  35. Species Puncturella fornicata Locard, 1898
  36. Species Puncturella galeata (Gould, 1846)
  37. Species Puncturella galerita Hedley, 1902
  38. Species Puncturella gigantea Schepman, 1908
  39. Species Puncturella granitesta (Okutani, 1968)
  40. Species Puncturella harrissoni (C. E. Beddome, 1883)
  41. Species Puncturella hirasei Otsuka, 1935
  42. Species Puncturella hycavis (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
  43. Species Puncturella indica E. A. Smith, 1899
  44. Species Puncturella kawamurai Habe, 1961
  45. Species Puncturella larva (Dall, 1927)
  46. Species Puncturella longifissa Dall, 1914
  47. Species Puncturella major Dall, 1891
  48. Species Puncturella multistriata Dall, 1914
  49. Species Puncturella noachina (Linnaeus, 1771)
  50. Species Puncturella nobilis (A. Adams, 1860)
  51. Species Puncturella nymphalis (Simone & C. Cunha, 2014)
  52. Species Puncturella parvinobilis Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993
  53. Species Puncturella pauper Dall, 1927
  54. Species Puncturella pelex (A. Adams, 1860)
  55. Species Puncturella pileolus (A. Adams, 1860)
  56. Species Puncturella plecta R. B. Watson, 1883
  57. Species Puncturella pseudanaloga A. W. B. Powell, 1957
  58. Species Puncturella punctocostata S. S. Berry, 1947
  59. Species Puncturella raricostata A. N. Golikov & Sirenko, 1980
  60. Species Puncturella regia Shikama & T. Habe, 1961
  61. Species Puncturella rimaizenaensis Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993
  62. Species Puncturella rothi J. H. McLean, 1984
  63. Species Puncturella serraticosta D. G. Herbert & Kilburn, 1986
  64. Species Puncturella similis Warén & Bouchet, 2009
  65. Species Puncturella sinensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1894
  66. Species Puncturella solis Beck, 1996
  67. Species Puncturella spirigera Thiele, 1912
  68. Species Puncturella stellasplendida Poppe & Tagaro, 2020
  69. Species Puncturella teramachii Kira & Habe, 1949
  70. Species Puncturella tosaensis Habe, 1951
  71. Species Puncturella verrieri (Crosse, 1871)
  72. Species Puncturella volcano Simone & C. Cunha, 2014
  73. Subgenus Puncturella (Craniopsis) [sic] accepted as Cranopsis A. Adams, 1860 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, misspelling of Cranopsis A. Adams, 1860)
    1. Species Puncturella (Craniopsis) pelex (A. Adams, 1860) accepted as Puncturella pelex (A. Adams, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  74. Subgenus Puncturella (Cranopsis) A. Adams, 1860 accepted as Puncturella R. T. Lowe, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Puncturella (Cranopsis) aethiopica E. von Martens, 1902 accepted as Puncturella aethiopica E. von Martens, 1902 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Puncturella (Cranopsis) alicei Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897 accepted as Profundisepta alicei (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897)
    3. Species Puncturella (Cranopsis) antillana Pérez Farfante, 1947 accepted as Puncturella antillana Pérez Farfante, 1947
    4. Species Puncturella (Cranopsis) asturiana (P. Fischer, 1882) accepted as Cranopsis asturiana (P. Fischer, 1882) accepted as Puncturella asturiana (P. Fischer, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    5. Species Puncturella (Cranopsis) billsae Pérez Farfante, 1947 accepted as Puncturella billsae Pérez Farfante, 1947
    6. Species Puncturella (Cranopsis) corolla Verco, 1908 accepted as Puncturella corolla Verco, 1908
    7. Species Puncturella (Cranopsis) erecta Dall, 1889 accepted as Puncturella erecta Dall, 1889 (basionym)
    8. Species Puncturella (Cranopsis) gigantea Schepman, 1908 accepted as Puncturella gigantea Schepman, 1908 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    9. Species Puncturella (Cranopsis) granulata (G. Seguenza, 1863) accepted as Cranopsis granulata (G. Seguenza, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    10. Species Puncturella (Cranopsis) indica E. A. Smith, 1899 accepted as Puncturella indica E. A. Smith, 1899 (basionym)
    11. Species Puncturella (Cranopsis) serraticosta D. G. Herbert & Kilburn, 1986 accepted as Puncturella serraticosta D. G. Herbert & Kilburn, 1986 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    12. Species Puncturella (Cranopsis) tosaensis Habe, 1951 accepted as Puncturella tosaensis Habe, 1951 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  75. Subgenus Puncturella (Fissurisepta) G. Seguenza, 1863 accepted as Fissurisepta G. Seguenza, 1863
    1. Species Puncturella (Fissurisepta) acuminata R. B. Watson, 1883 accepted as Cornisepta acuminata (R. B. Watson, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Puncturella (Fissurisepta) agulhasae A. H. Clarke, 1961 accepted as Clathrosepta agulhasae (A. H. Clarke, 1961) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Puncturella (Fissurisepta) eritmeta A. E. Verrill, 1884 accepted as Tentaoculus eritmetus (A. E. Verrill, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Puncturella (Fissurisepta) triangulata Dall, 1889 accepted as Cornisepta acuminata (R. B. Watson, 1883) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    5. Species Puncturella (Fissurisepta) undulata Okutani, 1964 accepted as Clathrosepta undulata (Okutani, 1964) (original combination)
    6. Species Puncturella (Fissurisepta) vetula Woodring, 1928 accepted as Diodora vetula (Woodring, 1928) (basionym)
  76. Subgenus Puncturella (Kira) Habe, 1951 accepted as Puncturella R. T. Lowe, 1827 (junior subjective synonym)
  77. Subgenus Puncturella (Puncturella) R. T. Lowe, 1827 accepted as Puncturella R. T. Lowe, 1827 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Puncturella (Puncturella) capensis Thiele, 1919 accepted as Puncturella capensis Thiele, 1919
    2. Species Puncturella (Puncturella) noachina (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Puncturella noachina (Linnaeus, 1771) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Puncturella (Puncturella) voraginosa D. G. Herbert & Kilburn, 1986 accepted as Profundisepta voraginosa (D. G. Herbert & Kilburn, 1986) (basionym)
  78. Subgenus Puncturella (Rimulanax) Iredale, 1924 accepted as Rimulanax Iredale, 1924 accepted as Puncturella (Cranopsis) A. Adams, 1860 accepted as Puncturella R. T. Lowe, 1827 (junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Puncturella (Rimulanax) aethiopica E. von Martens, 1902 accepted as Rimulanax aethiopica (E. von Martens, 1902) accepted as Puncturella aethiopica E. von Martens, 1902 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Puncturella (Rimulanax) regia Shikama & Habe, 1961 accepted as Puncturella regia Shikama & T. Habe, 1961
  79. Subgenus Puncturella (Vacerrena) Iredale, 1958 accepted as Vacerrena Iredale, 1958
    1. Species Puncturella (Vacerrena) christiaensi Kilburn, 1978 accepted as Vacerrena nana (H. Adams, 1872)
  80. Species Puncturella acuminata R. B. Watson, 1883 accepted as Cornisepta acuminata (R. B. Watson, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  81. Species Puncturella acuta R. B. Watson, 1883 accepted as Puncturella profundi Jeffreys, 1877 accepted as Profundisepta profundi (Jeffreys, 1877) (unavailable name: introduced in synonymy and never used as valid)
  82. Species Puncturella alicei Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897 accepted as Profundisepta alicei (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897) (original combination)
  83. Species Puncturella borroi Pérez Farfante, 1947 accepted as Profundisepta borroi (Pérez Farfante, 1947) (original combination)
  84. Species Puncturella chasteri H. K. Jordan, 1895 accepted as Puncturella noachina (Linnaeus, 1771) (synonym)
  85. Species Puncturella christiaensi Kilburn, 1978 accepted as Vacerrena nana (H. Adams, 1872)
  86. Species Puncturella circularis Dall, 1881 accepted as Profundisepta circularis (Dall, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  87. Species Puncturella clathrata Jeffreys, 1883 accepted as Puncturella plecta R. B. Watson, 1883
  88. Species Puncturella craticia R. B. Watson, 1883 accepted as Cranopsis asturiana (P. Fischer, 1882) accepted as Puncturella asturiana (P. Fischer, 1882) (unavailable name: introduced in synonymy and never used as valid)
  89. Species Puncturella demissa Hedley, 1904 accepted as Vacerrena demissa (Hedley, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  90. Species Puncturella enderbyensis A. W. B. Powell, 1958 accepted as Fissurisepta enderbyensis (A. W. B. Powell, 1958) (original combination)
  91. Species Puncturella eyerdami Dall, 1924 accepted as Puncturella cooperi P. P. Carpenter, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  92. Species Puncturella flemingii R. T. Lowe, 1827 accepted as Puncturella noachina (Linnaeus, 1771) (synonym)
  93. Species Puncturella fumarium Hedley, 1911 accepted as Cornisepta fumarium (Hedley, 1911) (superseded combination)
  94. Species Puncturella gemmata Schepman, 1908 accepted as Profundisepta gemmata (Schepman, 1908)
  95. Species Puncturella granulata (G. Seguenza, 1863) accepted as Cranopsis granulata (G. Seguenza, 1863)
  96. Species Puncturella hendersoni Dall, 1927 accepted as Cranopsis erecta (Dall, 1889) accepted as Puncturella erecta Dall, 1889
  97. Species Puncturella henniana Brazier, 1894 accepted as Puncturella harrissoni (C. E. Beddome, 1883)
  98. Species Puncturella kesteveni Hedley, 1900 accepted as Vacerrena kesteveni (Hedley, 1900) (superseded combination)
  99. Species Puncturella manawatawhia A. W. B. Powell, 1937 accepted as Fissurisepta manawatawhia (A. W. B. Powell, 1937) (superseded combination)
  100. Species Puncturella microphyma (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896) accepted as Cornisepta microphyma (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)
  101. Species Puncturella nana (H. Adams, 1872) accepted as Vacerrena nana (H. Adams, 1872)
  102. Species Puncturella oxia R. B. Watson, 1883 accepted as Fissurisepta oxia (R. B. Watson, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  103. Species Puncturella profundi Jeffreys, 1877 accepted as Profundisepta profundi (Jeffreys, 1877) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  104. Species Puncturella ralphi S. S. Berry, 1947 accepted as Puncturella punctocostata S. S. Berry, 1947 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  105. Species Puncturella sportella R. B. Watson, 1883 accepted as Profundisepta sportella (R. B. Watson, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  106. Species Puncturella tenuicula Dall, 1927 accepted as Fissurisepta tenuicula (Dall, 1927) (original combination)
  107. Species Puncturella triangulata Dall, 1889 accepted as Cornisepta acuminata (R. B. Watson, 1883) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  108. Species Puncturella trifolium Dall, 1881 accepted as Altrix trifolium (Dall, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  109. Species Puncturella tuberculata R. B. Watson, 1883 accepted as Cranopsis watsoni (Dall, 1889) (unaccepted > unavailable name, unavailable name: introduced in synonymy and never used as valid)
  110. Species Puncturella vetula Woodring, 1928 accepted as Diodora vetula (Woodring, 1928) (original combination)
  111. Species Puncturella voraginosa D. G. Herbert & Kilburn, 1986 accepted as Profundisepta voraginosa (D. G. Herbert & Kilburn, 1986) (original combination)
  112. Species Puncturella watsoni Dall, 1889 accepted as Cranopsis watsoni (Dall, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  113. Species Puncturella africana Bartsch, 1915 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  114. Species Puncturella picciridda Palazzi & Villari, 2001 (uncertain)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lowe, R. T. (1827). On <i>Balanus punctatus</i>, <i>Puncturella flemingii</i>, together with some corrections relative to <i>Turbo carneus</i>, and some of the <i>Chiton</i> before described. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 3: 76-80., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339153
page(s): 77 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Puncturella R. T. Lowe, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138015 on 2025-05-06
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2011-11-05 09:28:42Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2012-09-09 03:33:00Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2018-02-11 09:51:13Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2019-03-29 17:48:32Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Lowe, R. T. (1827). On <i>Balanus punctatus</i>, <i>Puncturella flemingii</i>, together with some corrections relative to <i>Turbo carneus</i>, and some of the <i>Chiton</i> before described. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 3: 76-80., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339153
page(s): 77 [details] 

original description (of Cemoria Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
page(s): 258 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Sipho T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): index p. ii, and pl. 36; note: spelled Sypho on the plate caption, corrected to Sipho in the errata following the preface [details] 

original description (of Rimulanax Iredale, 1924) Iredale, T. (1924). Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 49(3): 179-278., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35095196
page(s): 182, 218 [details] 

original description (of Puncturella (Kira) Habe, 1951) Habe T. 1951. Fissurellidae in Japan. <i>Illustrated catalog of the shells of Japan</i>, 17: 109-120, pl. 17.
page(s): 120. [details] 

basis of record Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) <i>Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue.</i> Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350432257_Marine_and_brackish-water_Gastropoda_of_Russia_and_adjacent_countries_an_illustrated_catalogue
page(s): 26 [details] 

Ecology

ecology source Herbert D.G. (1991). Foraminiferivory in a <i>Puncturella</i> (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 57: 127-129. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

additional source Korobkov I.A. (1955). <i>Spravochnik i metodicheskoe rukovodstvo po tretichnym molliuskam. Briukhonogie.</i> [= A handbook and methodical guide to Tertiary molluscs. Gastropoda]. <em>Leningrad: Gostoptekhizdat.</em> 795 pp.
page(s): 83 [details] 

additional source McLean J.H. (1996). The Prosobranchia. In: Blake, J.A., & P.H. Scott (eds.), <i>Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. The Mollusca Part 2 – The Gastropoda.</i> Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. volume 9: 1-160., available online at https://books.google.fr/books?id=MMdJAQAAIAAJ [details] 

 
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