Brocchinia_(gastropod)

<i>Brocchinia</i> (gastropod)

Brocchinia (gastropod)

Genus of gastropods


Brocchinia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

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Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Brocchinia :

Species brought into synonymy
  • Brocchinia cornidei (Altimira, 1978) : synonym of Admetula cornidei (Altimira, 1978)
  • Brocchinia pusilla (H. Adams, 1869) : synonym of Brocchinia clenchi Petit, 1986

References

  • Jousseaume F.P. (1887). La famille Cancellariidae (Mollusques Gastéropodes). Le Naturaliste. ser. 2, 9(19): 155-157, 192-194, 213-214, 221-223
  • Verhecken A. (1997) Mollusca Gastropoda: Arafura Sea Cancellariidae collected during the Karubar cruise. In: A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (eds), Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, volume 16. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 172: 295-323. page(s): 300
  • Petit, R.E. & Harasewych, M.G. (2005) Catalogue of the superfamily Cancellarioidea Forbes and Hanley, 1851 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)- 2nd edition. Zootaxa, 1102, 3-161. NIZT 682
  • Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp



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