Brookula spinulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[2]
| Brookula spinulata | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Family: | unassigned
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| Species: | B. spinulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Brookula spinulata Absalao, Miyaji & Pimenta, 2001[1]
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Benthobrookula spinulata Absalao, Miyaji & Pimenta, 2001 | |
Description edit
The maximum recorded size of the shell is 1.54 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, found at a depth of 775 m.
References edit
- ^ 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.