title: Puncturella pelex
text: # Puncturella pelex
  
  Puncturella pelex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
  
  The epithet uses the Greek word for "helmet".
  
  ## Description
  
  The shell reaches a size of 6 mm.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This marine species occurs off Japan and in the East China Sea.
  
  