Brocchinia kaiensis

Brocchinia kaiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Brocchinia kaiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Cancellarioidea
Family:
Cancellariidae
Genus:
Brocchinia
Species:
B. kaiensis
Binomial name
Brocchinia kaiensis
Verhecken, 1997

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Arafura Sea, off Indonesia.

References
  1. Brocchinia kaiensis Verhecken, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Verhecken, A., 1997. Mollusca Gastropoda: Arafura Sea Cancellariidae collected during the Karubar Cruise. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 172: 295-323


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.