Puncturella galeata Gould 1846 (Puncturella galeata)

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Alternative combination: Rimula galeata

Belongs to Puncturella according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Hendy 2020

Sister taxa: Puncturella (Cranopsis), Puncturella (Fissurisepta), Puncturella (Puncturella), Puncturella (Rixa), Puncturella barksdalei, Puncturella conica, Puncturella cooperi, Puncturella delosi, Puncturella jacksonensis, Puncturella longifissa, Puncturella mcleani, Puncturella multistriata, Puncturella noachina, Puncturella punctocostata, Puncturella rothi

Type specimen: USNM 5866, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (10: California, Oregon collections)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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