Brookula
Encyclopedia
Brookula is a genus
of minute sea snail
s or micromolluscs, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Liotiidae
.
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) includes the following species with names in current use :
The following species are also mentioned in the book "New Zealand Mollusca" by A.W.B. Powell (1979) :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of minute sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s or micromolluscs, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Liotiidae
Liotiidae
Liotiidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda .- 2005 taxonomy :...
.
Species
Species within the genus Brookula include:- Brookula antarcticaBrookula antarcticaBrookula antarctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae....
Dell, 1990 - Brookula argentina (Zelaya, Absalao & Pimenta, 2006)
- Brookula bohniBrookula bohniBrookula bohni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae....
Schwabe & Engl, 2008 - Brookula brevis (d'Orbigny, 1841)
- Brookula calypso (Melvill & Standen, 1912)
- Brookula charleenaeBrookula charleenaeBrookula charleenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae....
Schwabe & Engl, 2008 - Brookula conica (Watson, 1886)
- Brookula decussataBrookula decussataBrookula decussata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae....
(Pelseneer, 1903) - Brookula delliBrookula delliBrookula delli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae....
Numanami, 1996 - Brookula exquisita Clarke, 1961
- Brookula lamonti Clarke, 1961
- Brookula megaumbilicataBrookula megaumbilicataBrookula megaumbilicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae....
Absalao & Pimenta, 2005 - Brookula meridionaleBrookula meridionaleBrookula meridionale is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae....
(Melvill & Standen, 1912) - Brookula oleariaBrookula oleariaBrookula olearia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae....
Absalão & Pimenta, 2005 - Brookula paranaensis (Zelaya, Absalao & Pimenta, 2006)
- Brookula powelliBrookula powelliBrookula powelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae....
Clarke, 1961 - Brookula proseilaBrookula proseilaBrookula proseila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae....
Absalão & Pimenta, 2005 - Brookula rossianaBrookula rossianaBrookula rossiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae....
Dell, 1990 - Brookula sinusbreidensisBrookula sinusbreidensisBrookula sinusbreidensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae....
Numanami & Okutani, 1991 - Brookula spinulataBrookula spinulataBrookula spinulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae....
Absalão, R.S., Miyaji & A.D. Pimenta, 2001 - Brazil - Brookula strebeli A. W. B. Powell, 1951
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) includes the following species with names in current use :
- Brookula angeli (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
- Brookula crebresculpta (Tate, 1899)
- Brookula finesia Laseron, 1954
- Brookula iki Kay, 1979
- Brookula jacksonensis Laseron, 1954
- Brookula nepeanensis (Gatliff, 1906)
- Brookula tanseimaruae TSUCHIDA & HORI, 1996
- Brookula (Vetulonia) galapagana (Dall, 1913)
The following species are also mentioned in the book "New Zealand Mollusca" by A.W.B. Powell (1979) :
- Brookula aethiopica
- Brookula annectensBrookula annectensBrookula annectens is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Liotiidae.This species occurs in the vicinity of the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand.-References:...
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1937 - Brookula annulata
- Brookula anxia
- Brookula benthicolaBrookula benthicolaBrookula benthicola is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Liotiidae.This species is found near the South Island of New Zealand in deep water....
DellRichard DellDr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard...
, 1956 - Brookula bifurcata
- Brookula capensis
- Brookula coatsianum
- Brookula compacta
- Brookula contiguaBrookula contiguaBrookula contigua is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Liotiidae.This species is only known to occur at the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand....
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1940 - Brookula coronis
- Brookula corulumBrookula corulumBrookula corulum is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Liotiidae.This species is found on North and South Islands, New Zealand-References:...
(HuttonFrederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
, 1885) - Brookula crassicostata
- Brookula denseplicata
- Brookula discoidea
- Brookula disjuncta
- Brookula enderbyensisBrookula enderbyensisBrookula enderbyensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Liotiidae.This species is found only at the Auckland Islands, New Zealand....
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1931 - Brookula endodonta
- Brookula exquisita
- Brookula finlayiBrookula finlayiBrookula finlayi is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Liotiidae.This species is endemic to the Chatham Islands and Three Kings Islands of New Zealand....
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1933 - Brookula gaudens
- Brookula gemmula
- Brookula iredalei
- Brookula johnstoni
- Brookula kerguelensis
- Brookula kilcundae
- Brookula petalifera
- Brookula pfefferi
- Brookula pliculosa
- Brookula prognataBrookula prognataBrookula prognata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Liotiidae.This species is found only in the vicinity of the three Kings Islands, New Zealand....
FinlayHarold John FinlayHarold John Finlay was a New Zealand palaeontologist and conchologist. He was born in Comilla, India , on 22 March 1901....
, 1927 - Brookula pukeuriensis
- Brookula pulcherrima
- Brookula tenuilirata
- Brookula valdiviae
External links
- Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
- Powell A. W. B.Arthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers LtdHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1 - http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/bas_research/data/access/sombase/Gastropod_species/species.php?genus=Brookula
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