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Brocchinia canariensis

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Brocchinia canariensis
Shell of Brocchinia canariensis (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Brocchinia
Species:
B. canariensis
Binomial name
Brocchinia canariensis
Rolan & Hernandez, 2009[1]

Brocchinia canariensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Canary Islands.

References

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  • Rolàn, E. & Hernandez, J.M., 2009. Nueva informacion sobre el genero Brocchinia (Gastropoda, Cancellariidae) en Canarias. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 20(3–4)("2008"): 103–109