Borsonellopsis
Borsonellopsis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Borsoniidae |
Genus: | Borsonellopsis McLean, 1971 |
Type species | |
Leucosyrinx erosina Dall, 1908
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Borsonellopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Description[]
In contrast with Borsonella, the shells in this genus are larger in size, have a weakly plicate columella and have a vestigial operculum with an apical nucleus.
Species[]
McLean included the following species within the genus Borsonellopsis but the database WoRMS still considers them as belonging to Borsonella.
- Borsonella callicesta (Dall, 1902)
- Borsonella diegensis (Dall, 1908)
- Borsonella erosina (Dall, 1908)
References[]
- ^ Borsonella. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 August 2011.
External links[]
Categories:
- Borsoniidae