- Brookula contigua
Taxobox
name = "Brookula contigua"
image_caption =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Mollusc a
classis =Gastropod a
subclassis =Orthogastropoda
superordo =Vetigastropoda
superfamilia =Trochoidea
familia =Cyclostrematidae
genus = "Brookula "
species = "B. contigua"
binomial = "Brookula contigua"
binomial_authority = Powell, 1940
synonyms ="Brookula contigua" is a
species of minute seasnail , a marinegastropod mollusc in the familyCyclostrematidae .Distribution
This species is endemic to
New Zealand 'sThree Kings Islands .Habitat
This snail is found at depths of about 185 m.
hell description
The shell is minute, depressed-, rather widely umbilicate, sculptured with heavy axial ribs, about 19 on the
body whorl , and distinct closely spaced, spiral lirae.The species resembles "
Brookula annectens ", but is more depressed, has a wider umbilicus, and much heavier axials.Shell height is up to 0.8 mm, and the width is up to 1 mm.
References
* Powell A. W. B., "New Zealand Mollusca", William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand
1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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