Brookula powelli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Family: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | Brookula |
Species: | B. powelli |
Binomial name | |
Brookula powelli Clarke, 1961 | |
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Brookula powelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
Description
The maximum recorded size of the shell is 2.3 mm.
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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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Brookula powelli |
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