Biology:Brookula powelli

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Brookula powelli
Scientific classification
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unassigned
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B. powelli
Binomial name
Brookula powelli
Clarke, 1961 [1]
Synonyms
  • Benthobrookula powelli (Clarke, 1961)
  • Brookula (Benthobrookula) powelli Clarke, 1961

Brookula powelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded size of the shell is 2.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the South Atlantic Ocean off Uruguay, Argentina and the South Georgia Islands, found at depths between 1000 m and 5130 m.

References

  1. Clarke, A. H., Jr. 1961. Abyssal mollusks from the South Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 125: 345–387, pls. 1–4
  2. Brookula powelli Clarke, 1961. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  • Zelaya D.G., Absalão R.S. & Pimenta A.D. 2006. A revision of Benthobrookula Clarker, 1961 (Gastropoda, Trochoidea) in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 72(1): 77–87
  • Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.

Wikidata ☰ Q4975176 entry