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

Brocchinia pustulosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Brocchinia
Species:
B. pustulosa
Binomial name
Brocchinia pustulosa
Verhecken, 1991

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Southeast Brazil.

References

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  • Verhecken, A., 1991. Description of two new species of bathyal Cancellariidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from off Brazil. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 12(3-4)("1990"): 547-553
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