Brookula proseila
Brookula proseila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[2]
| Brookula proseila | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Family: | unassigned |
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| Species: | B. proseila |
| Binomial name | |
| Brookula proseila Absalão & Pimenta, 2005[1] | |
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Benthobrookula proseila Absalao & Pimenta, 2005 | |
Description
The maximum recorded size of the shell is 1.91 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, found at depths between 50 m and 900 m.
References
- 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
- Brookula proseila Absalão & Pimenta, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
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