Brocchinia septentrionalis
| Brocchinia septentrionalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cancellarioidea |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Brocchinia |
| Species: | B. septentrionalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Brocchinia septentrionalis (Finlay, 1930) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Inglisella septentrionalis Finlay, 1930 (basionym) | |
Brocchinia septentrionalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is found along New Zealand.
References
- 1 2 Brocchinia septentrionalis (Finlay, 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2011.
- Finlay H.J. (1930) Additions to the Recent fauna of New Zealand. No. 3. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 61: 222-247. [Published 23 August 1930] page(s): 240
- Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp
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