Brocchinia kaiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Brocchinia kaiensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Brocchinia
Species:
B. kaiensis
Binomial name
Brocchinia kaiensis
Verhecken, 1997

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Arafura Sea, off Indonesia.

References

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  • Verhecken, A., 1997. Mollusca Gastropoda: Arafura Sea Cancellariidae collected during the Karubar Cruise. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 172: 295-323
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