Brocchinia septentrionalis

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

Brocchinia septentrionalis
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B. septentrionalis
Binomial name
Brocchinia septentrionalis
(Finlay, 1930)
Synonyms[1]

Inglisella septentrionalis Finlay, 1930 (basionym)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found along New Zealand.

References

  • Finlay H.J. (1930) Additions to the Recent fauna of New Zealand. No. 3. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 61: 222–247. [Published 23 August 1930] page(s): 240
  • Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp


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