''Brookula'' is a
genus
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of minute
sea snail
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s or
micromollusc
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s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
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s unassigned in the
superfamily
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Seguenzioidea
Seguenzioidea is a family (biology), superfamily of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2010). Seguenzioidea. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database ...
.
[WoRMS (2010). Brookula Iredale, 1912. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196946 on 26 March 2013]
Species
Species within the genus ''Brookula'' include:
* ''
Brookula angeli''
(Tenison-Woods, 1876)
* ''
Brookula annectens''
Powell, 1937
* ''
Brookula argentina
''Brookula argentina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Brookula argentina'' (Zelaya, Absalão & Pimenta, 2006). Retrieved through: World Regi ...
''
(Zelaya, Absalao & Pimenta, 2006)
* ''
Brookula benthicola''
Dell
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, 1956
* † ''
Brookula bifurcata''
Maxwell, 1992
* ''
Brookula bohni''
Schwabe & Engl, 2008
* ''
Brookula brevis
''Brookula brevis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea
Seguenzioidea is a family (biology), superfamily of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Veti ...
''
(d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''
Brookula calypso
''Brookula calypso'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
Description
The height of the shell attains 1.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Argentina, the Falkla ...
''
(Melvill & Standen, 1912)
* ''
Brookula charleenae''
Schwabe & Engl, 2008
* ''
Brookula conica''
(Watson, 1886)
* ''
Brookula contigua
''Brookula contigua'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Brookula contigua. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespeci ...
''
Powell, 1940
* ''
Brookula coronis''
Barnard, 1963
* ''
Brookula corula''
(Hutton, 1885)
* ''
Brookula crebresculpta
''Brookula crebresculpta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea
Seguenzioidea is a family (biology), superfamily of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the cla ...
''
(Tate, 1899)
* ''
Brookula decussata
''Brookula decussata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
This species is considered sometimes a synonym of '' Brookula pfefferi'' Powell, A.W.B., 1951, but B. decussata is somewha ...
''
(Pelseneer, 1903)
* ''
Brookula densilaminata
''Brookula densilaminata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.Marshall, B. (2013). ''Brookula densilaminata'' (Verco, 1907). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
''
(Verco, 1907)
* ''
Brookula enderbyensis
''Brookula enderbyensis'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Brookula enderbyensis Powell, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at h ...
''
Powell, 1931
* † ''
Brookula endodonta
''Brookula endodonta'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea
Seguenzioidea is a family (biology), superfamily of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in th ...
''
Finlay, 1924
* ''
Brookula exquisita
''Brookula exquisita'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
Description
The height of the shell attains 1.8 ...
''
A. H. Clarke, 1961
* ''
Brookula finesia
''Brookula finesia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Brookula finesia''. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies. ...
''
Laseron, 1954
* ''
Brookula finlayi''
Powell, 1933
* † ''
Brookula fossilis''
Finlay, 1924
* † ''
Brookula funiculata''
Finlay, 1924
* ''
Brookula galapagana'' (
Dall, 1913)
* ''
Brookula gemmula''
(Turton, 1932)
* ''
Brookula iki''
Kay, 1979
* † ''
Brookula iredalei''
Finlay, 1924
* † ''
Brookula kaawaensis
''Brookula kaawaensis'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea
Seguenzioidea is a family (biology), superfamily of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in ...
''
Laws, 1940
* ''
Brookula kerguelensis''
Thiele, 1925
* ''
Brookula lamonti''
Clarke, 1961
* ''
Brookula megaumbilicata''
Absalão & Pimenta, 2005
* ''
Brookula nepeanensis''
(Gatliff, 1906)
* ''
Brookula olearia''
Absalão & Pimenta, 2005
* ''
Brookula paranaensis''
(Zelaya, Absalão & Pimenta, 2006)
* ''
Brookula pfefferi''
Powell, 1951
* ''
Brookula polypleura''
(Hedley, 1904)
* ''
Brookula powelli''
Clarke, 1961
* ''
Brookula prognata''
Finlay
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, 1927
* ''
Brookula proseila''
Absalão & Pimenta, 2005
* † ''
Brookula pukeuriensis''
Finlay, 1924
* ''
Brookula spinulata''
Absalão, R.S., Miyaji & A.D. Pimenta, 2001 - Brazil
* ''
Brookula stibarochila''
Iredale, 1912
* ''
Brookula strebeli''
A. W. B. Powell, 1951
* ''
Brookula tanseimaruae''
Tsuchida & Hori, 1996
* † ''
Brookula tenuilirata''
Finlay, 1924
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Brookula (Aequispirella)''
Finlay, 1924: synonym of ''
Aequispirella''
Finlay, 1924
* ''Brookula (Aequispirella) corula''
(Hutton, 1885): synonym of ''
Brookula corula''
(Hutton, 1885)
* ''Brookula antarctica''
Dell, 1990: synonym of ''
Brookula strebeli''
A. W. B. Powell, 1951
* ''Brookula augeria''
Laseron, 1954: synonym of ''
Brookula angeli''
(Tenison-Woods, 1877)
* ''Brookula consobrina''
May, 1923: synonym of ''
Brookula crebresculpta
''Brookula crebresculpta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea
Seguenzioidea is a family (biology), superfamily of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the cla ...
''
(Tate, 1899)
* ''Brookula corulum''
( Hutton, 1885): synonym of ''
Brookula corula''
(Hutton, 1885)
* ''Brookula crassicostata''
(Strebel, 1908): synonym of ''
Liotella crassicostata''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''Brookula delli''
Numanami, 1996: synonym of ''
Brookula pfefferi''
Powell, 1951
* ''Brookula jacksonensis''
Laseron, 1954: synonym of ''
Brookula nepeanensis''
(Gatliff, 1906)
* ''Brookula meridionale''
(Melvill & Standen, 1912): synonym of ''
Munditia meridionalis''
(Melvill & Standen, 1912)
* ''Brookula obscura''
Laseron, 1954: synonym of ''
Brookula angeli''
(Tenison-Woods, 1877)
* ''Brookula orospatia''
Laseron, 1954: synonym of ''
Brookula angeli''
(Tenison-Woods, 1877)
* ''Brookula rossiana''
Dell, 1990: synonym of ''
Brookula pfefferi''
Powell, 1951
* ''Brookula sinusbreidensis'' Numanami & Okutani, 1991: synonym of ''
Brookula pfefferi''
Powell, 1951
* ''Brookula tumida''
Laseron, 1954: synonym of ''
Brookula angeli''
(Tenison-Woods, 1877)
* ''Brookula turbinata''
Laseron, 1954: synonym of ''
Brookula angeli''
(Tenison-Woods, 1877)
The following species are also mentioned in the book "New Zealand Mollusca" by A.W.B. Powell (1979) :
* ''
Brookula aethiopica''
* ''
Brookula annulata''
* ''
Brookula anxia''
* ''
Brookula capensis''
* ''
Brookula coatsianum''
* ''
Brookula compacta''
* ''
Brookula denseplicata''
* ''
Brookula discoidea''
* ''
Brookula disjuncta''
* ''
Brookula gaudens''
* ''
Brookula johnstoni''
* ''
Brookula kilcundae''
* ''
Brookula petalifera''
* ''
Brookula pliculosa''
* ''
Brookula pulcherrima''
* ''
Brookula valdiviae''
References
Schwabe E. & Engl W. (2008). Description of two new deep-water species of the genus Brookula Iredale, 1912 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochoidea), with a revision of the genus for the Subantarctic and Arctic Sector of the Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa, 1866: 187-204
External links
* Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
*
Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
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