Bruceina cognata

Bruceina cognata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Bruceina cognata
Shell of Bruceina cognata (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
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Thysanodontinae
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B. cognata
Binomial name
Bruceina cognata
(Marshall, 1988)
Synonyms

Herbertina cognata B. A. Marshall, 1988

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa at depths between 85 m and 140 m.

References

  • Marshall, B. A. (1988). Thysanodontinae: a new subfamily of the Trochidae (Gastropoda). The Journal of Molluscan Studies. 54 (2): 215–229
  • Özdikmen H. (2013) Substitute names for three preoccupied generic names in Gastropoda. Munis Entomology & Zoology 8(1): 252–256


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