Brookula pfefferi

Brookula pfefferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]

Brookula pfefferi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea
Family:
unassigned
Genus:
Brookula
Species:
B. pfefferi
Binomial name
Brookula pfefferi
Powell, 1951
Synonyms
  • Benthobrookula pfefferi (Powell, 1951)
  • Brookula delli Numanami, 1996
  • Brookula rossiana Dell, 1990
  • Brookula sinusbreidensis Numanami & Okutani, 1991

Description

The shell grows to a height of 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the South Georgia Islands.

References
  1. Brookula pfefferi Powell, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 March 2013.
  • 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.


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