Benthobrookula powelli

Benthobrookula powelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Family:	incertae sedis
Genus:	Benthobrookula
Species:	B. powelli
Binomial name
Benthobrookula powelli Clarke, 1961 [1]
Synonyms
Brookula powelli(Clarke, 1961) Brookula (Benthobrookula) powelliClarke, 1961

Benthobrookula powelli 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 2.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the South Atlantic Ocean off Uruguay, Argentina and the South Georgia Islands, found at depths between 1000 m and 5130 m.

References

1. Clarke, A. H., Jr. 1961. Abyssal mollusks from the South Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 125: 345–387, pls. 1–4
2. Benthobrookula powelli (A. H. Clarke, 1961) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 December 2025.

• Zelaya D.G., Absalão R.S. & Pimenta A.D. 2006. A revision of Benthobrookula Clarker, 1961 (Gastropoda, Trochoidea) in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 72(1): 77–87
• Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.

External links

• Canadian Museum of Nature: images