Brocchinia pustulosa

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

Brocchinia pustulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Cancellarioidea
Family:
Cancellariidae
Genus:
Brocchinia
Species:
B. pustulosa
Binomial name
Brocchinia pustulosa
Verhecken, 1991

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southeast Brazil.

References
  1. Brocchinia pustulosa Verhecken, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Verhecken, A., 1991. Description of two new species of bathyal Cancellariidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from off Brazil. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 12(3-4)("1990"): 547-553


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