(Linnaeus, 1771)
Puncturella noachina
Noah's Keyhole Limpet
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Lepetellida
Family:
Fissurellidae
ANSP 101908
Shell Information
Length (mm): 12
Chirality:
Dextral
Description:
This is a relatively tall oval shaped shell with a spiral at the apex. There is a narrow slit just in front of the apex. This shell has small radial fine radial ridges. It has a full tan color and white interior.
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Greenland to Massachusetts
Depth (m):
0 to 1609 meters
Diet:
Herbivore; They graze on algae.
Habitat:
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Puncturella noachina (Linnaeus, 1771). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139975 on 2021-06-23
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/
Andrews, J. (1971). Seashells of the Texas Coast. University of Texas Press.