Brookula megaumbilicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Brookula |
| Species: | B. megaumbilicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Brookula megaumbilicata Absalao & Pimenta, 2005[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Benthobrookula megaumbilicata Absalao & Pimenta, 2005 | |
Description
editThe maximum recorded size of the shell is 1.54 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, found at depths between 1195 m and 1222 m.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Brookula megaumbilicata Absalao & Pimenta, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.