Brookula iredalei is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]
| Brookula iredalei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Brookula |
| Species: | †B. iredalei
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| Binomial name | |
| †Brookula iredalei Finlay, 1924
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These species was found in the Coast of Rio de Janeiro State in South America. There were specifically nine different species that were found, however, the Brookula Iredalei was distinct due to the differences in its axial ribs and spiral cords.[2]
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Brookula iredalei Finlay, 1924 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832648 on 2018-12-28
- ^ Schwabe, Enrico (September 3, 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". Web of Science.