Brookula calypso

Brookula calypso
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Seguenzioidea (unassigned)
Genus: Brookula
Species: B. calypso
Binomial name
Brookula calypso
(Melvill & Standen, 1912)
Synonyms[1]
  • Benthobrookula calypso (Melvill & Standen, 1912)
  • Cyclostrema calypso Melvill & Standen, 1912

Brookula calypso is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1][2]

Description

The height of the shell attains 1.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Argentina, the Falkland Islands and the Kerguelen Islands.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). Brookula calypso (Melvill & Standen, 1912). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532457 on 2013-04-14
  2. Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
External identifiers for Brookula calypso
Encyclopedia of Life 4794276
WoRMS 532457
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