Brookula spinulata
| Brookula spinulata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | unassigned |
| Genus: | Brookula |
| Species: | B. spinulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Brookula spinulata Absalao, Miyaji & Pimenta, 2001[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Benthobrookula spinulata Absalao, Miyaji & Pimenta, 2001 | |
Brookula spinulata 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 1.54 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, found at a depth of 775 m.
References
- ↑ Absalao, R. S., C. Miyaji and A. D. Pimenta. 2001. The genus Brookula Iredale, 1912 (Gastropoda, Trochidae) from Brazil: description of a new species, with notes on other South American species. Zoosystema 23: 675-687
- ↑ Brookula spinulata Absalao, Miyaji & Pimenta, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
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