Brocchinia septentrionalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
| Brocchinia septentrionalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Brocchinia |
| Species: | B. septentrionalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Brocchinia septentrionalis (Finlay, 1930)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Inglisella septentrionalis Finlay, 1930 (basionym) | |
Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 5 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species is found along New Zealand.
References
edit- ^ a b Brocchinia septentrionalis (Finlay, 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2011.
- Finlay H.J. (1930) Additions to the Recent fauna of New Zealand. No. 3. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 61: 222–247. [Published 23 August 1930] page(s): 240
- Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp
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