Brocchinia (gastropod)

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}

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|taxon = Brocchinia (gastropod)

|image = Brocchinia canariensis (MNHN-IM-2000-23054).jpeg

|image_caption= Shell of Brocchinia canariensis

|authority = Jousseaume, 1887{

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|synonyms =

  • Anapepta Finlay, 1930
  • Solutosveltia Habe, 1961

|type_species = †Voluta mitraeformis Brocchi, 1814

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Brocchinia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.{{WRMS species|137725 |Brocchinia Jousseaume, 1887||20 April 2011}}

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Brocchinia :

;Species brought into synonymy :

  • Brocchinia cornidei (Altimira, 1978) : synonym of Admetula cornidei (Altimira, 1978)
  • Brocchinia pusilla (H. Adams, 1869) : synonym of Brocchinia clenchi Petit, 1986

References

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  • Jousseaume F.P. (1887). La famille Cancellariidae (Mollusques Gastéropodes). Le Naturaliste. ser. 2, 9(19): 155-157, 192-194, 213-214, 221-223
  • Verhecken A. (1997) Mollusca Gastropoda: Arafura Sea Cancellariidae collected during the Karubar cruise. In: A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (eds), Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, volume 16. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 172: 295-323. page(s): 300
  • Petit, R.E. & Harasewych, M.G. (2005) Catalogue of the superfamily Cancellarioidea Forbes and Hanley, 1851 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)- 2nd edition. Zootaxa, 1102, 3-161. NIZT 682
  • Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp