Brookula iredalei is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]

Brookula iredalei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Brookula
Species:
B. iredalei
Binomial name
Brookula iredalei
Finlay, 1924

These species was found in the Coast of Rio de Janeiro State in South America. There were specifically nine different species that were found, however, the Brookula Iredalei was distinct due to the differences in its axial ribs and spiral cords.[2]

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Brookula iredalei Finlay, 1924 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832648 on 2018-12-28
  2. ^ Schwabe, Enrico (September 3, 2008). "Description of Two New Deep-Water Species of the Genus Brookula Iredale, 1912 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochoidea), with a Revision of the Genus for the Subantarctic and Arctic Sector of the Atlantic Ocean". Web of Science.