''Brookula calypso'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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, unassigned in the
superfamily
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Seguenzioidea
Seguenzioidea is a superfamily of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2010). Seguenzioidea. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Access ...
.
Description
The height of the shell attains 1.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Argentina
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, the
Falkland Islands
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and the
Kerguelen Islands
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.
References
External links
Antarctic InvertebratesBiodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)Encyclopedia of LifeUSNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca CollectionWorld Register of Marine Species
calypso
Calypso refers to:
* Calypso (mythology), a nymph who, famously in Homer's ''Odyssey'', kept Odysseus with her on her island of Ogygia for seven years.
* Calypso (nymphs), other nymphs called Calypso.
Calypso may also refer to:
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Molluscs of South America
Fauna of the Falkland Islands
Fauna of the Kerguelen Islands
Molluscs of Argentina
Gastropods described in 1912
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