Brocchinia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Brocchinia : † Brocchinia anomala (P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1920) Brocchinia azorica (Bouchet & Warén, 1985) † Brocchinia bicarinata (Hoernes & Auinger, 1890) Brocchinia canariensis Rolán & Hernández, 2009 Brocchinia clenchi Petit, 1986 † Brocchinia culminata (Beu, 1970) Brocchinia decapensis (Barnard, 1960) Brocchinia exigua (E.A. Smith, 1891) † Brocchinia explicata (Laws, 1935) † Brocchinia finlayi (Marwick, 1931) Brocchinia fischeri (A. Adams, 1860) Brocchinia harasewychi de Barros & de Lima, 2007 Brocchinia kaiensis Verhecken, 1997 † Brocchinia lamellifera P. A. Maxwell, 1992 † Brocchinia lestellensis Lozouet, 1999 Brocchinia nodosa (Verrill & S. Smith, 1885) † Brocchinia nucleosa (Marwick, 1931) † Brocchinia petiti P. A. Maxwell, 1992 Brocchinia pustulosa Verhecken, 1991 Brocchinia septentrionalis (Finlay, 1930) † Brocchinia serrata (Laws, 1935) Brocchinia tanimbarensis Verhecken, 1997 † Brocchinia tauroparva (Sacco, 1894) † Brocchinia tuberculifera (Laws, 1935) Brocchinia verheckeni de Barros & de Lima, 2007 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
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
External links Sacco, F. (1894). I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte XVI. (Cancellariidae). Carlo Clausen, Torino, 82 pp., 3 pl.Carlo Clausen, Torino Finlay, H. J. (1930). Additions to the Recent fauna of New Zealand. No. 3. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 61: 222-247