Bruceiella wareni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[2]
| Bruceiella wareni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Bruceiella |
| Species: | B. wareni
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| Binomial name | |
| Bruceiella wareni Okutani, Hashimoto & Sasaki, 2004[1]
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The specific name wareni is in honor of Swedish malacologist Anders Warén.[1]Bruceiella Wareni
Distribution edit
The type locality is the Kairei hydrothermal vent site on the Central Indian Ridge, just north of the Rodrigues Triple Point.[1]
Description edit
The width of the shell is 1.6-2.2 mm.[1]
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References edit
- ^ a b c d Okutani T., Hashimoto J. & Sasaki T. (2004). "New gastropod taxa from a hydrothermal vent (Kairei Field) in the central Indian Ocean". Venus 63(1-2): 1-10 PDF Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Bruceiella wareni Okutani, Hashimoto & Sasaki, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
External links edit
- "Bruceiella wareni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 September 2012.