Bruceiella wareni

Bruceiella wareni
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Bruceiella
Species:
B. wareni
Binomial name
Bruceiella wareni
Okutani, Hashimoto & Sasaki, 2004[1]

Bruceiella wareni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[2]

The specific name wareni is in honor of Swedish malacologist Anders Warén.[1]Bruceiella Wareni

Distribution

The type locality is the Kairei hydrothermal vent site on the Central Indian Ridge, just north of the Rodrigues Triple Point.[1]

Description

The width of the shell is 1.6-2.2 mm.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Okutani T., Hashimoto J. & Sasaki T. (2004). "New gastropod taxa from a hydrothermal vent (Kairei Field) in the central Indian Ocean". Venus 63(1-2): 1-10 PDF Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Bruceiella wareni Okutani, Hashimoto & Sasaki, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • "Bruceiella wareni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 September 2012.