Brookula spinulata
| Brookula spinulata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Brookula |
| Species: | B. spinulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Brookula spinulata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Benthobrookula spinulata Absalao, Miyaji & Pimenta, 2001 | |
Brookula spinulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[2]
Description
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The maximum recorded length of the shell is 1.54 mm.
Biology
[edit]This species can be either simultaneous hermaphrodites or dioecious, a pattern in all of Vetigastropoda.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, found at a depth of 775 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Absalao, R. S., C. Miyaji and A. D. Pimenta. 2001. The genus Brookula Iredale, 1912 (Gastropoda, Trochidae) from Brazil: description of a new species, with notes on other South American species. Zoosystema 23: 675–687
- ↑ Brookula spinulata Absalao, Miyaji & Pimenta, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- 1 2 Miyaji & Pimienta, Absalao (23 May 2026). "Brookula spinata". Sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 23 May 2026.