Brookula proseila

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Brookula proseila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
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Family:
unassigned
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Species:
B. proseila
Binomial name
Brookula proseila
Absalão & Pimenta, 2005[1]
Synonyms

Benthobrookula proseila Absalao & Pimenta, 2005

Brookula proseila 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 1.91 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, found at depths between 50 m and 900 m.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Absalao, R. S. and A. D. Pimenta. 2005. New records and new species of Vetulonia Dall, 1913 and Brookula Iredale, 1912 from Brazil (Gastropoda: Trochidae). Veliger 47: 193–201
  2. ^ Brookula proseila Absalão & Pimenta, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.