Brocchinia septentrionalis

Brocchinia septentrionalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Cancellariidae
Genus:	Brocchinia
Species:	B. septentrionalis
Binomial name
Brocchinia septentrionalis (Finlay, 1930)
Synonyms[1]
Inglisella septentrionalis Finlay, 1930 (basionym)

Brocchinia septentrionalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found along New Zealand.

References

1. Brocchinia septentrionalis (Finlay, 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2011.

• Finlay H.J. (1930) Additions to the Recent fauna of New Zealand. No. 3. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 61: 222–247. [Published 23 August 1930] page(s): 240
• Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp