| Brocchinia | |
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| Shell of Brocchinia canariensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cancellarioidea |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Brocchinia Jousseaume, 1887{ |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Brocchinia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. [1]
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Brocchinia :
Conoidea is a superfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the suborder Hypsogastropoda. This superfamily is a very large group of marine mollusks, estimated at about 340 recent valid genera and subgenera, and considered by one authority to contain 4,000 named living species.
Rissoidae is a large family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rissooidea and the order Littorinimorpha.
Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Some of the shells of the species in this family resemble a nutmeg seed.
Architectonicidae, common name the staircase shells or sundials, are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group "Lower Heterobranchia" of the clade Heterobranchia.
Newtoniellidae is a family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Triphoroidea. It contains the following subfamilies :
Admetula cornidei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Admetula atopodonta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Brocchinia clenchi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Brocchinia kaiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Brocchinia pustulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Admetula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Axelella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Bonellitia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Mirandaphera is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Zeadmete is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Trigonostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Galeodea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cassinae of the family Cassidae.
Dizoniopsis is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae.
Echinophoria is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
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