Joculator brucei

Joculator brucei is a species of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae.[1] It was described by Melvill and Standen in 1912.

Joculator brucei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:
Triphoroidea
Family:
Cerithiopsidae
Genus:
Joculator
Species:
J. brucei
Binomial name
Joculator brucei
(Melvill & Standen, 1912)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.75 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 66 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 66 m.[2]

References
  1. Joculator brucei at World Register of Marine Species.
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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