''Brookula powelli'' is a

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of sea snail, a marine gastropod

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unassigned in the

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Description

The maximum recorded size of the shell is 2.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the South Atlantic Ocean off

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and the

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, found at depths between 1000 m and 5130 m.

References

* 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. powelli Gastropods described in 1961 {{Seguenzioidea-stub