Benthobrookula olearia

Benthobrookula olearia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Family:	incertae sedis
Genus:	Brookula
Species:	B. olearia
Binomial name
Brookula olearia Absalão & Pimenta, 2005 [1]
Synonyms
Benthobrookula oleariaAbsalao & Pimenta, 2005

Benthobrookula olearia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea. ^[2]

Description

The maximum recorded size of the shell is 1 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, found at depths between 1050 m and 1350 m.

References

1. Absalão R.S. & Pimenta A.D. (2005). New records and new species of Vetulonia Dall, 1913 and Brookula Iredale, 1912 from Brazil (Gastropoda, Trochidae). The Veliger 47(3): 193-201
2. Benthobrookula olearia (Absalão & Pimenta, 2005) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 December 2025.

• Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.