Brookula powelli
| Brookula powelli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | unassigned |
| Genus: | Brookula |
| Species: | B. powelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Brookula powelli Clarke, 1961 [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Brookula powelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded size of the shell is 2.3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the South Atlantic Ocean off Uruguay, Argentina and the South Georgia Islands, found at depths between 1000 m and 5130 m.
References
- ↑ Clarke, A. H., Jr. 1961. Abyssal mollusks from the South Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 125: 345-387, pls. 1-4
- ↑ Brookula powelli Clarke, 1961. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Zelaya D.G., Absalão R.S. & Pimenta A.D. 2006. A revision of Benthobrookula Clarker, 1961 (Gastropoda, Trochoidea) in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 72(1): 77-87
- Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
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