Brookula megaumbilicata

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Brookula megaumbilicata
Scientific classification
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unassigned
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B. megaumbilicata
Binomial name
Brookula megaumbilicata
Absalao & Pimenta, 2005[1]
Synonyms

Benthobrookula megaumbilicata Absalao & Pimenta, 2005

Brookula megaumbilicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[2]

Description[edit]

The maximum recorded size of the shell is 1.54 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, found at depths between 1195 m and 1222 m.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Absalão R.S. & Pimenta A.D. (2005). New records and new species of Vetulonia Dall, 1913 and Brookula Iredale, 1912 from Brazil (Gastropoda, Trochidae). The Veliger 47(3): 193–201.
  2. ^ Brookula megaumbilicata Absalao & Pimenta, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.